he remarks that the software only checks the validity of the downloaded file using the ancient CRC32 hash that isn’t considered cryptographically secure anymore
I have to respect the researcher for his incredibly charitable wording here. CRC32 is not even remotely crypto. That’s never been its purpose, and using it for digital signing is patently insane!
I fear I would have had a much shorter temper after what he’s been through, and yet here he is keeping his cool and his criticism constructive. Good on him.
A drug dealer with a heavily armed escort delivers a package of white powder. New problem: is it cocaine, cleaning detergent, anthrax, or some mixture of the former?
Researcher commenting on the patch:
I have to respect the researcher for his incredibly charitable wording here. CRC32 is not even remotely crypto. That’s never been its purpose, and using it for digital signing is patently insane!
I fear I would have had a much shorter temper after what he’s been through, and yet here he is keeping his cool and his criticism constructive. Good on him.
Do you really need signing if you’re using HTTPS though?
A drug dealer with a heavily armed escort delivers a package of white powder. New problem: is it cocaine, cleaning detergent, anthrax, or some mixture of the former?