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echo: osdebate
to: Geo
from: Rich
date: 2006-12-14 19:37:38
subject: Re: WU download verification

From: "Rich" 

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   The client verifies downloads are signed my Microsoft and not =
tampered with.  Spoofing the server doesn't help.

Rich

  "Geo"  wrote in message
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  "RobertB"  wrote in message
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  > Hmm. Wouldn't the system check to see where it was looking for =
patches?
  > I mean, isn't there some kind of verification method?

  Sure, and the hacked windows corporate update server will verify =
whatever
  it's told to verify.

  Geo.


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   The
client verifies =
downloads are=20
signed my Microsoft and not tampered with.  Spoofing the server = doesn't=20
help.
 
Rich
 

  "Geo" <georger{at}nls.net>">mailto:georger{at}nls.net">georger{at}nls.net>
wrote=20
  in message news:4580d61a$4{at}w3.nls.net..."RobertB"=20
  <missinglink{at}cloud9.net>=20">mailto:missinglink{at}cloud9.net">missinglink{at}cloud9.net>=20
  wrote in messagenews:miss=
inglink-057753.17444311122006{at}news.barkto.com...>=20
  Hmm. Wouldn't the system check to see where it was looking for=20
  patches?> I mean, isn't there some kind of verification=20
  method?Sure, and the hacked windows corporate update server =
will=20
  verify whateverit's told to=20
verify.Geo.

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