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Security - overview

Concepts

  1. One-way hash functions
    1. Data integrity
    2. Secure passwords
  2. PGP - Pretty Good Privacy

Fingerprint Repository

MD5 and SHA-1 checksums for source packages out there on the Internet. This information can be used to verify that your downloaded copy of the source code is genuine.