mr_MADAFAKA@lemmy.ml to Linux@lemmy.ml · 9 months agoFlathub now marks unverified appslemmy.mlimagemessage-square67fedilinkarrow-up1432arrow-down17
arrow-up1425arrow-down1imageFlathub now marks unverified appslemmy.mlmr_MADAFAKA@lemmy.ml to Linux@lemmy.ml · 9 months agomessage-square67fedilink
minus-squaredsemy@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up24·edit-29 months agoI can’t find it now, but I read that the verification process also includes human review (for the initial verification, not every update), so it should actually prevent “verified” malware (though it does nothing against unverified malware). Edit: Here’s an article with this and more info: https://lwn.net/SubscriberLink/966187/3ef48792e5e8c71d/
minus-squarePantherina@feddit.delinkfedilinkarrow-up5·9 months agoNice! Add flathub with --subset=verified and get apps you really need from their .flatpakref files
I can’t find it now, but I read that the verification process also includes human review (for the initial verification, not every update), so it should actually prevent “verified” malware (though it does nothing against unverified malware).
Edit: Here’s an article with this and more info: https://lwn.net/SubscriberLink/966187/3ef48792e5e8c71d/
Nice!
Add flathub with
--subset=verified
and get apps you really need from their .flatpakref files