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Re: curl verification
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From: Jeremy Nicoll via curl-users <curl-users_at_lists.haxx.se>
Date: Tue, 26 May 2026 09:24:32 +0100
On Mon, 25 May 2026, at 21:47, Daniel Stenberg via curl-users wrote:
> If you get curl any other way, which lots of users do of course, then you need
> to do something else - depending on exactly how you get curl onto your
> systems.
>
> For example, if you install it on a Linux distro I figure you trust and assume
> that the distro packagers already verified it. If you run macOS or Windows you
> probably also presume that the giant companies shipping the operating system
> and make bits end up on your hard drive did some checks before they did so.
Where does that leave Windows users who download pre-compiled binaries from
the links on YOUR site's downloads page?
Date: Tue, 26 May 2026 09:24:32 +0100
On Mon, 25 May 2026, at 21:47, Daniel Stenberg via curl-users wrote:
> If you get curl any other way, which lots of users do of course, then you need
> to do something else - depending on exactly how you get curl onto your
> systems.
>
> For example, if you install it on a Linux distro I figure you trust and assume
> that the distro packagers already verified it. If you run macOS or Windows you
> probably also presume that the giant companies shipping the operating system
> and make bits end up on your hard drive did some checks before they did so.
Where does that leave Windows users who download pre-compiled binaries from
the links on YOUR site's downloads page?
-- Jeremy Nicoll - my opinions are my own. -- Unsubscribe: https://lists.haxx.se/mailman/listinfo/curl-users Etiquette: https://curl.se/mail/etiquette.htmlReceived on 2026-05-26