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Re: [openpgp] Followup on fingerprints

Vincent Breitmoser <look@my.amazin.horse> Tue, 04 August 2015 16:37 UTC

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From: Vincent Breitmoser <look@my.amazin.horse>
To: Phillip Hallam-Baker <phill@hallambaker.com>
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Subject: Re: [openpgp] Followup on fingerprints
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On 4 Aug 2015, Phillip Hallam-Baker wrote:

> Spending a hundred computer years to insert malware into an open
> source project is a much more probable attack.

Your attack scenario has no implications on authentication properties,
only non-repudiation.

 - V

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