1

I can see from my firewall that apt is downloading packages using http. Considering this is an insecure protocol, how does apt verify the integrity of the downloaded package?

We'll See
  • 11
  • 2
  • Hello We'll See. This is rather close to a request for documentation - which is off topic here. Do you have a specific question that's on-topic for U&L? – roaima Dec 16 '20 at 18:13
  • 1
    Hi :), thanks for your comment, have edited to make the question more direct – We'll See Dec 16 '20 at 18:21
  • Does this answer your question? [Why there is no https transport for debian apt tool?](https://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/90227/why-there-is-no-https-transport-for-debian-apt-tool) essentially https://unix.stackexchange.com/a/90321/70524 – muru Dec 16 '20 at 18:29

0 Answers0