Re: git:// protocol over SSL/TLS

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Andreas Schwab <schwab@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:

> Sergey Sharybin <sergey.vfx@xxxxxxxxx> writes:
>
>> So guess we just need to recommend using https:// protocol instead of
>> git:// for our users?
>
> Given how easy it is to verify the integrity of a git repository out of
> band there isn't really much of added security by using TLS for
> transport.

You can verify integrity after the fact, but not guarantee
confidentiality ... so it again depends on the definition of "security".

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Matthieu Moy
http://www-verimag.imag.fr/~moy/
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