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Re: [SCRIPT] Generate SHA256SUM files for the mirror



On 4/24/2026 04:39, Daniel Shahaf wrote:
We might want to have rsyncd.conf exclude MD5SUM and SHA256SUM (and possibly *.asc) from the "pub" dataset, thus forcing people to download them from *.zsh.org directly.  This would mean an active attacker with root access to a mirror wouldn't be able to "just" replace the .tar.xz file and recalculate the checksums; they'd have to collide the SHA256 checksum (and possibly forge a signature under the true key) as well.

I think that would make these bots more likely to flag the mirrors.  Maybe clear sign the SUM files?





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