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Re: Q: Use https for {deb,security}.debian.org by default



On 19.08.21 21:48, Paul Gevers wrote:
On 19-08-2021 21:46, Simon Richter wrote:
For the most part, users would configure https if they are behind a
corporate firewall that disallows http, or modifies data in-flight so
signature verification fails, everyone else is better off using plain http.
Except for the security archive, where https can prevent a
man-in-the-middle from serving you outdated information and thus deprive
you from updates.

For a week until Valid-Until expires. Note that the denial of service equally works for HTTPS, it's just more noisy.

Kind regards
Philipp Kern


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