[tor-bugs] #30014 [Webpages/Website]: No links to signature files for Tor Browser

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#30014: No links to signature files for Tor Browser
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 Reporter:  pf.team           |          Owner:  antonela
     Type:  defect            |         Status:  reopened
 Priority:  High              |      Milestone:
Component:  Webpages/Website  |        Version:
 Severity:  Normal            |     Resolution:
 Keywords:                    |  Actual Points:
Parent ID:  #29901            |         Points:
 Reviewer:                    |        Sponsor:
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Changes (by pf.team):

 * status:  closed => reopened
 * resolution:  fixed =>


Comment:

 We're grateful that you've added links to signatures on the download page,
 but we couldn't help but notice that a button labeled "Sig" may be
 interpreted incorrectly by an inexperienced user, since it simply leads to
 a page with some unfamiliar symbols on it without any instructions on what
 to do with them.

 To make some sense out of it, said user would have to find a link at the
 bottom of the downloads page, which is not visible right away on an
 average screen. Meaning that most users will probably never reach that
 point, and even if they do, they may not make a connection between this
 link and all these "Sig" buttons.

 The instructions themselves don't say where exactly to obtain these
 signatures, and don't mention these "Sig" buttons at all. This is also a
 problem, because unlike the installation files themselves, the "Sig"
 button does not lead to a file download prompt on an average browser.

 If this situation is left "as is", most users will still fail to verify
 their installation files with the signatures provided. We think that it
 would be best to do something similar to the old version, where links to
 installation files for various operating systems were accompanied both by
 links to signatures and a link to the instructions on how to verify them.

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