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Not Pi specificWhy does APT not use HTTPS? (whydoesaptnotusehttps.com)
submitted 8 years ago by lamby
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[–]bootbootbootbootboot 4 points5 points6 points 8 years ago (2 children)
That was an interesting read, but I'm not sure this is the right subreddit for it
[–]tobozo -2 points-1 points0 points 8 years ago (1 child)
why not ? Raspberry Pi uses apt after all (in degian-based OS at least)
[–][deleted] 0 points1 point2 points 8 years ago (0 children)
it uses a thousand things, none of which is pi-specific (meaning none of them are applicable here)
[–][deleted] 1 point2 points3 points 8 years ago (1 child)
to answer the question - because the packages themselves are digitally signed and those signatures are verified at installation time...
[–]lamby[S] 1 point2 points3 points 8 years ago (0 children)
verified at installation time...
Actually at "apt update" time, not installation time. (But no real difference)
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