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minus-square@gomp@lemmy.mllinkfedilink7•3 months agoI stopped at “secret” (yes, the occurrence in the title) :) TBH the checksums are pretty useless for humans who download an .iso and install it… they are mainly for mirrors and similar that download files without using them
minus-square𝘋𝘪𝘳𝘬linkfedilink8•3 months agoAlso: If someone manages to tamper with the downloadable ISO … they likely will be able to tamper with the signature files, too.
I stopped at “secret” (yes, the occurrence in the title) :)
TBH the checksums are pretty useless for humans who download an .iso and install it… they are mainly for mirrors and similar that download files without using them
Also: If someone manages to tamper with the downloadable ISO … they likely will be able to tamper with the signature files, too.