[issue28555] provid also sha-1 and sha-256 also on download links

Benjamin Peterson report at bugs.python.org
Tue Nov 8 18:22:44 EST 2016


Benjamin Peterson added the comment:

If python.org can be MITMed, it doesn't matter how secure the hash is.

On Tue, Nov 8, 2016, at 11:17, Big Stone wrote:
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> Big Stone added the comment:
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> I fear GPG is not easy stuff for Windows users.
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> I fear a bunch of people on this network can circomvent DNS and make
> python.org points to the wrong place.
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> sha-1 instead of md5 would have been an improvement.
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