Re: [Python-Dev] Signed packages

2012-06-28 Thread Hynek Schlawack
Am 23.06.12 14:03, schrieb mar...@v.loewis.de: I'm surprised gpg hasn't been mentioned here. I think these are all solved problems, most free software that is signed signs it with the gpg key of the author. In that case all that is needed is that the cheeseshop allows the uploading of the

Re: [Python-Dev] Signed packages

2012-06-28 Thread martin
Zitat von Hynek Schlawack h...@ox.cx: Am 23.06.12 14:03, schrieb mar...@v.loewis.de: I'm surprised gpg hasn't been mentioned here. I think these are all solved problems, most free software that is signed signs it with the gpg key of the author. In that case all that is needed is that the

Re: [Python-Dev] Signed packages

2012-06-23 Thread Floris Bruynooghe
On 22 June 2012 17:56, Donald Stufft donald.stu...@gmail.com wrote: On Friday, June 22, 2012 at 12:54 PM, Alexandre Zani wrote: Key distribution is the real issue though. If there isn't a key distribution infrastructure in place, we might as well not bother with signatures. PyPI could issue

Re: [Python-Dev] Signed packages

2012-06-23 Thread Floris Bruynooghe
Oh sorry, having read the thread this spawned from I see you're taking about MS Windows singed binaries. Something I know next to nothing about, so ignore my babbling. On 23 June 2012 11:52, Floris Bruynooghe f...@devork.be wrote: On 22 June 2012 17:56, Donald Stufft donald.stu...@gmail.com

Re: [Python-Dev] Signed packages

2012-06-23 Thread martin
I'm surprised gpg hasn't been mentioned here. I think these are all solved problems, most free software that is signed signs it with the gpg key of the author. In that case all that is needed is that the cheeseshop allows the uploading of the signature. For the record, the cheeseshop has been

Re: [Python-Dev] Signed packages

2012-06-22 Thread martin
Zitat von Antoine Pitrou solip...@pitrou.net: On Fri, 22 Jun 2012 12:27:19 +0100 Paul Moore p.f.mo...@gmail.com wrote: Signed binaries may be a solution. My experience with signed binaries has not been exactly positive, but it's an option. Presumably PyPI would be the trusted authority?

Re: [Python-Dev] Signed packages

2012-06-22 Thread Vinay Sajip
martin at v.loewis.de writes: See above. Also notice that such signing is already implemented, as part of PEP 381. BTW, I notice that the certificate for https://pypi.python.org/ expired a week ago ... Regards, Vinay Sajip ___ Python-Dev

Re: [Python-Dev] Signed packages

2012-06-22 Thread Donald Stufft
Ideally authors will be signing their packages (using gpg keys). Of course how to distribute keys is an exercise left to the reader. On Friday, June 22, 2012 at 11:48 AM, Vinay Sajip wrote: martin at v.loewis.de (http://v.loewis.de) writes: See above. Also notice that such signing is

Re: [Python-Dev] Signed packages

2012-06-22 Thread Donald Stufft
On Friday, June 22, 2012 at 12:54 PM, Alexandre Zani wrote: Key distribution is the real issue though. If there isn't a key distribution infrastructure in place, we might as well not bother with signatures. PyPI could issue x509 certs to packagers. You wouldn't be able to verify that the

Re: [Python-Dev] Signed packages

2012-06-22 Thread Donald Stufft
Not at the moment, but I could gather them up and make them public later today. They are very rough draft at the moment. On Friday, June 22, 2012 at 1:09 PM, Alexandre Zani wrote: On Fri, Jun 22, 2012 at 9:56 AM, Donald Stufft donald.stu...@gmail.com (mailto:donald.stu...@gmail.com) wrote: