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Valdis.Kletnieks@vt.edu wrote:
> On Wed, 29 Jan 2003 01:52:43 PST, "H. Peter Anvin" said:
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>>No, it would add absolutely nothing (other than clutter.)  All the .sign 
>>files are good for is to check for rogue mirrors.
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> Or a rogue *primary* site, as has already happened to OpenSSH and Sendmail.

NO!

THE SIGN FILES DO NOT VERIFY AGAINST A COMPROMISED KERNEL.ORG MASTER SITE.

	-hpa

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