[tor-dev] TUF Repository for Tor Browser

[Hans-Christoph Steiner]

meejah:
> carlo von lynX <lynX at time.to.get.psyced.org> writes:
> 
>> The README sounds good, but it being implemented in python adds quite
>> a heavy additional dependency.
> 
> My understanding is that TUF is two things: a spec, and a reference
> implementation (in Python). I'm sure other implementations would be
> welcome -- and, e.g., Docker Notary is such an implementation (in Go) as
> I understand it.

I've read up on TUF for F-Droid.  Its a good discussion of the issues,
but the TUF software itself is only really applicable in a narrow range
of situations.  For example, its in Python, so that's a no-go for
Android or iOS, and somewhat difficult on Windows.

I've always treated TUF as a nice overview of the issues.  F-Droid has
long implemented most of it, and now we are implementing the remaining
key bits, and a couple of parts just seem like vastly too much effort in
the short or medium term, versus the actual risk.

.hc

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