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From: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
To: Fraser Tweedale <frase@frase.id.au>
Cc: git@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] documentation: add git transport security notice
Date: Mon, 24 Jun 2013 15:28:58 -0700	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <7vy59z5ej9.fsf@alter.siamese.dyndns.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20130624215733.GU2457@bacardi.hollandpark.frase.id.au> (Fraser Tweedale's message of "Tue, 25 Jun 2013 07:57:35 +1000")

Fraser Tweedale <frase@frase.id.au> writes:

> Junio, do you prefer the following more generic wording?  If so I
> will re-roll the patch (also note s/protocol/transport/ which is
> more appropriate, I think).
>
>  The git transport is insecure and should be used with caution on
>  unsecured networks.

Generic but I somehow find it overly vague (it is unclear what kind
of "insecure-ness" it is talking about).

  Because the git transport does not do any authentication, it
  should be used with caution on unsecured networks.

Perhaps?

  parent reply	other threads:[~2013-06-24 22:29 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 10+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2013-06-24 10:23 [PATCH] documentation: add git transport security notice Fraser Tweedale
2013-06-24 16:24 ` Junio C Hamano
2013-06-24 21:57   ` Fraser Tweedale
2013-06-24 22:27     ` Fredrik Gustafsson
2013-06-24 22:35       ` Junio C Hamano
2013-06-24 22:47         ` Fredrik Gustafsson
2013-06-24 22:28     ` Junio C Hamano [this message]
  -- strict thread matches above, loose matches on Subject: below --
2013-06-26  5:53 Fraser Tweedale
2013-07-05  8:41 Fraser Tweedale
2013-07-07  0:50 ` Jonathan Nieder

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