Updater downloads through http instead of https
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Updater downloads through http instead of https
Seen in v3.0.2 on Windows 10 x64. I'm now downloading the update through the website with https.
Re: Updater downloads through http instead of https
Hello,
as long as the new version is correctly signed (by VideoLAN), there is no security issue.
as long as the new version is correctly signed (by VideoLAN), there is no security issue.
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Re: Updater downloads through http instead of https
But still is a privacy issue especially if you download it from a public Wi-Fi.
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Re: Updater downloads through http instead of https
The fact that you download VLC???But still is a privacy issue especially if you download it from a public Wi-Fi.
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Re: Updater downloads through http instead of https
Yes, well it is just a trivial privacy problem but switching absolutely everything to HTTPS is certainly better (hopefully now with HTTP/2, TLS 1.3 draft 28 and DNS over TLS).
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