Re: [Sidrops] trying to limit RP processing variability

Martin Hoffmann <martin@opennetlabs.com> Thu, 16 April 2020 09:33 UTC

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Date: Thu, 16 Apr 2020 11:33:20 +0200
From: Martin Hoffmann <martin@opennetlabs.com>
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Subject: Re: [Sidrops] trying to limit RP processing variability
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Randy Bush wrote:
> > An attacker who can delete files can as easily replace them with
> > something else with the same result.  
> 
> not really.

I cannot think of a case where an attack can manipulate the rsync
exchange, impersonate the rsync server, or manipulate the file system
of the legitimate rsync server in such a way that they can signal
to an rsync client to delete existing files but not to replace them
partially or completely. 

What am I missing?

Kind regards,
Martin