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| author | Laura Arjona Reina <larjona> | 2016-07-24 17:46:56 +0000 |
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| committer | Laura Arjona Reina <larjona> | 2016-07-24 17:46:56 +0000 |
| commit | 1a3664664af81fc34ec31464fc7a7165ee8a42b7 (patch) | |
| tree | f322b511a9748ddda8bf4f7ad5c7371e4d7e768b | |
| parent | 1817fc1a0a9dea19d515b4bb1faa16457db0b9c5 (diff) | |
Add info about how to verify the downloads (incomplete/inconsistent, see the inline comments!)
CVS version numbers
english/download/index.wml: 1.1.2.2 -> 1.1.2.3
| -rw-r--r-- | english/download/index.wml | 38 |
1 files changed, 32 insertions, 6 deletions
diff --git a/english/download/index.wml b/english/download/index.wml index 96ff54ad838..1ff31ffba32 100644 --- a/english/download/index.wml +++ b/english/download/index.wml @@ -88,8 +88,6 @@ contains detailed installation instructions. </div> </div> - - <div class="line"> ### this column needs to be centered @@ -98,13 +96,41 @@ contains detailed installation instructions. # here a fancy graphic about checksums / padlock etc. - <h2><a href="">Verify your download</a></h2> + <h2><a href="">Verify your download</a></h2> + # this is taken from /english/CD/index + <p> + Official CD releases are signed so that you can verify they are authentic, + and that your download has not been corrupted. + </p> + + #these needs work: + # which is the folder where people downloaded the image? + # maybe we should offer two downloads above: the image and the checksum file... + <p> - (simple rationale and instructions, - link to page with more details) + Look for the "SHA512SUMS" file in the same directory + where you downloaded the image, it contains checksums of the images. + + These checksum files are also signed, see the SHA512SUMS.sign file too. + </p> + + #these needs work: + # which "checksum verifier tool" to use? + # maybe we should complete english/CD/verify to include instructions + # and links to checksum verifier tools for several operating systems. + + <p> + With these files and a checksum verifier tool, you can check + that the image checksum matches that expected from the checksum file; + and that the checksum file has not been tampered with. + </p> + + <p> + For more information about how to do these steps, + read the <a href="../CD/verify">verification guide</a>. </p> - </div> + </div> </div> <div class="line"> |