From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1758810AbdKOVcK (ORCPT ); Wed, 15 Nov 2017 16:32:10 -0500 Received: from mail-qt0-f196.google.com ([209.85.216.196]:43802 "EHLO mail-qt0-f196.google.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1753863AbdKOVcB (ORCPT ); Wed, 15 Nov 2017 16:32:01 -0500 X-Google-Smtp-Source: AGs4zMazElXMQcpkCmpbWRIYXbYk5Cutvn6kvTdeDGEttulOscZgRTxZNW+2pkg9ylH6iav9m6XAGg== Date: Wed, 15 Nov 2017 16:31:56 -0500 From: Konstantin Ryabitsev To: "Tobin C. Harding" Cc: Linus Torvalds , LKML Subject: Re: leaking_addresses script.. Message-ID: <20171115213156.pw4v4nvrw4whi3nq@gmail.com> References: <20171113030918.GE11398@eros> <20171115211124.GH19069@eros> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8; format=flowed Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20171115211124.GH19069@eros> User-Agent: NeoMutt/20171027 Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org On Thu, Nov 16, 2017 at 08:11:24AM +1100, Tobin C. Harding wrote: >On Tue, Nov 14, 2017 at 02:45:59PM -0800, Linus Torvalds wrote: >> On Tue, Nov 14, 2017 at 1:03 PM, Tobin C. Harding wrote: >> > >> > I did not sign the tag, it looks like you have not processed this yet. >> > Do you want me to re-do the pull request on a signed tag? >> >> When pulling from github? Absolutely. > >Linus I'm not in the web of trust, pulling a tag signed by an _unknown_ >key is not secure is it? Would it not be better to get into the web of >trust first before requesting you pull any code from me. Many kernel developers use "Trust on First Use" (TOFU) approach, which is not unreasonable -- it's what ssh has been using for the past couple of decades. In the end, the goal of tag signing is not to verify your *identity* but to verify that Tobin C. Harding from today is the same Tobin C. Harding whose code was reviewed and merged 3 months ago. >Also, once I get in the web of trust I can apply to get my tree hosted >on git.kernel.org so you don't have to pull from GitHub. We have different rules for issuing actual accounts at kernel.org. We *do* rely on the web of trust, since I personally have no way of verifying who is a real developer and who isn't. Even then, I don't really care about your identity as much as I need to have assurances from other members of kernel.org that they have worked with you previously and they can vouch that you are their fellow kernel developer. -K