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Bug#810381: debian-policy: Update wording of 5.6.26 VCS-* fields to reflect the need for security



On Wed, Aug 23 2017, Russ Allbery wrote:

> --- a/policy/ch-controlfields.rst
> +++ b/policy/ch-controlfields.rst
> @@ -962,6 +962,10 @@ repository where the Debian source package is developed.
>  
>      More than one different VCS may be specified for the same package.
>  
> +For both fields, any URLs given should use a scheme that provides
> +confidentiality (``https``, for example, rather than ``http`` or ``git``)
> +if the VCS repository supports it.
> +
>  .. _s-f-Package-List:
>  
>  ``Package-List``

Seconded, but I think the integrity protection is a more important
reason to avoid the git protocol or http, so if we can come up with a
further change to reflect that it would be better.

-- 
Sean Whitton

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