Author: arma Date: 2011-09-10 10:37:34 +0000 (Sat, 10 Sep 2011) New Revision: 25054

Modified: website/trunk/docs/en/verifying-signatures.wml Log: add some introduction paragraphs. we still need explain that fetching tbb, our sig, and our key from the same place is not going to do what you want.

Modified: website/trunk/docs/en/verifying-signatures.wml =================================================================== --- website/trunk/docs/en/verifying-signatures.wml 2011-09-10 10:36:09 UTC (rev 25053) +++ website/trunk/docs/en/verifying-signatures.wml 2011-09-10 10:37:34 UTC (rev 25054) @@ -12,6 +12,39 @@ <h1>How to verify signatures for packages</h1> <hr>

+ <h3>What is a signature and why should I check it?</h3> + <hr> + + <p>How do you know that the Tor program you have is really the + one we made? Many Tor users have very real adversaries who might + try to give them a fake version of Tor &mdash; and it doesn't matter + how secure and anonymous Tor is if you're not running the real Tor.</p> + + <p>An attacker could try a variety of attacks to get you to download + a fake Tor. For example, he could trick you into thinking some other + website is a great place to download Tor. That's why you should + always download Tor from <b>https</b>://www.torproject.org/. The + https part means there's encryption and authentication between your + browser and the website, making it much harder for the attacker + to modify your download. But it's not perfect. Some places in the + world block the Tor website, making users try somewhere else. Large + companies sometimes force employees to use a modified browser, + so the company can listen in on all their browsing. We've even <a + href="https://blog.torproject.org/blog/diginotar-debacle-and-what-you-should-do-ab...</a> + attackers who have the ability to trick your browser into thinking + you're talking to the Tor website with https when you're not.</p> + + <p>Some software sites list <a + href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cryptographic_hash_function%22%3Esha1 + hashes</a> alongside the software on their website, so users can + verify that they downloaded the file without any errors. These + "checksums" help you answer the question "Did I download this file + correctly from whoever sent it to me?" They do a good job at making + sure you didn't have any random errors in your download, but they + don't help you figure out whether you were downloading it from the + attacker. The better question to answer is: "Is this file that I + just downloaded the file that Tor intended me to get?"</p> + <p>Each file on <a href="<page download/download>">our download page</a> is accompanied by a file with the same name as the package and the extension ".asc". These .asc files are GPG @@ -23,10 +56,9 @@ <h3>Windows</h3> <hr>

- <p>You need to have GnuPG installed - before you can verify signatures. Go to <a - href="http://www.gnupg.org/download/%22%3Ehttp://www.gnupg.org/download/</a> - and look for the "version compiled for MS-Windows" under "Binaries".</p> + <p>You need to have GnuPG installed before + you can verify signatures. Download it from <a + href="http://gpg4win.org/download.html%22%3Ehttp://gpg4win.org/download.html</a>.</p>

<p>Once it's installed, use GnuPG to import the key that signed your package. Since GnuPG for Windows is a command-line tool, you will need