[Python-Dev] [python-committers] Do we need to sign Windows files with GnuPG?

[M.-A. Lemburg]

On 03.04.2015 19:35, Steve Dower wrote:
>> My Windows development days are firmly behind me. So I don't really have an
>> opinion here. So I put it to you, Windows Python developers: do you care about
>> GnuPG signatures on Windows-specific files? Or do you not care?
> 
> The later replies seem to suggest that they are general goodness that nobody on Windows will use. If someone convinces me (or steamrolls me, that's fine too) that the goodness of GPG is better than a hash then I'll look into adding it into the process. Otherwise I'll happily add hash generation into the upload process (which I'm going to do anyway for the ones displayed on the download page).

FWIW: I regularly check the GPG sigs on all important downloaded
files, regardless of which platform they target, including the
Windows installers for Python or any other Windows installers
I use which provide such sigs.

The reason is simple:
The signature is a proof of authenticity which is not bound to
a particular file format or platform and before running .exes
it's good to know that they were built by the right people and
not manipulated by trojans, viruses or malicious proxies.

Is that a good enough reason to continue providing the GPG
sigs or do you need more proof of goodness ? ;-)

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