[CentOS-devel] Source code missing, and insecure delivery pages linked

Tue Feb 9 14:19:37 UTC 2021
Manuel Wolfshant <wolfy at nobugconsulting.ro>

On 2/9/21 4:10 PM, Rich Bowen wrote:
>
>
> On 2/9/21 1:09 AM, Chris Drake wrote:
>> 1. Your info page here:
>>
>> https://wiki.centos.org/FAQ/CentOSStream#Where_is_the_source_code.3F 
>> <https://wiki.centos.org/FAQ/CentOSStream#Where_is_the_source_code.3F>
>>
>> links to an insecure download resource: 
>> http://mirror.centos.org/centos/8-stream/ 
>> <http://mirror.centos.org/centos/8-stream/>
>
> As a question that gets asked several times a year, it would be great 
> if someone could update that entry on the wiki (or perhaps link to 
> somewhere that it's been addressed) to reflect *why* this is http and 
> https?

Done



>
> In short, it's because downloads are hosted on a mirror network, where 
> we cannot mandate that every mirror node run SSL/TLS. Well, I suppose 
> we *could*, but traditionally we have not done so, as the additional 
> requirement is likely to reduce the number of willing participants in 
> that mirror network.