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Subject: Re: One for the Security Guru's
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> Third, if they don't do it already, I'd like kpackage, gnorpm, and similar 
> tools to always check signatures before loading a package.  (And, for the GPG 
> public keys used to have come with trust signatures from the installation 
> CD.)  That would really help with all the newbies to *nix coming on board 
> now.

dont most of thoose only use a shared libary which would mean
1 file overwrite and disable all. Though rpm i know is normally static.
 
> PS:  If you don't trust your gpg or rpm, boot off install CD # 1, switch to a 
> text console, and use the ones on the CD.  QED.    :^)

heh by the time you dont trust it. Its normally time to reinstall.


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