Messages in this thread | | | Date | Thu, 16 Nov 2017 12:59:54 +1100 | From | "Tobin C. Harding" <> | Subject | Re: leaking_addresses script.. |
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On Wed, Nov 15, 2017 at 04:31:56PM -0500, Konstantin Ryabitsev wrote: > On Thu, Nov 16, 2017 at 08:11:24AM +1100, Tobin C. Harding wrote: > >On Tue, Nov 14, 2017 at 02:45:59PM -0800, Linus Torvalds wrote: > >>On Tue, Nov 14, 2017 at 1:03 PM, Tobin C. Harding <me@tobin.cc> wrote: > >>> > >>> I did not sign the tag, it looks like you have not processed this yet. > >>> Do you want me to re-do the pull request on a signed tag? > >> > >>When pulling from github? Absolutely. > > > >Linus I'm not in the web of trust, pulling a tag signed by an _unknown_ > >key is not secure is it? Would it not be better to get into the web of > >trust first before requesting you pull any code from me. > > Many kernel developers use "Trust on First Use" (TOFU) approach, which is > not unreasonable -- it's what ssh has been using for the past couple of > decades. In the end, the goal of tag signing is not to verify your > *identity* but to verify that Tobin C. Harding from today is the same Tobin > C. Harding whose code was reviewed and merged 3 months ago.
Cool.
> >Also, once I get in the web of trust I can apply to get my tree hosted > >on git.kernel.org so you don't have to pull from GitHub. > > We have different rules for issuing actual accounts at kernel.org. We *do* > rely on the web of trust, since I personally have no way of verifying who is > a real developer and who isn't. Even then, I don't really care about your > identity as much as I need to have assurances from other members of > kernel.org that they have worked with you previously and they can vouch that > you are their fellow kernel developer.
I'll sort it out and get back to you.
thanks, Tobin.
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