[tor-talk] automatic Tor browser updates

Mirimir mirimir at riseup.net
Mon Feb 8 09:12:45 UTC 2016


On 02/08/2016 01:36 AM, Georg Koppen wrote:
> Mirimir:
>> When automatically updating, does Tor browser check GPG signatures of
>> downloaded updates before installing them?
> 
> The update files are not using GPG signatures (see:
> https://wiki.mozilla.org/Software_Update:MAR for detailed information
> about the MAR file format). They are signed, though, and the updater
> refuses to install the update if the signature is non-existing or wrong.
> 
> Georg

Thank you.

For those who wish to update manually, is it sufficient to toggle
app.update.auto in about:config to false?


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