Re: Relative security of Community repos and packages - Mailing list pgsql-www

From Adrian Klaver
Subject Re: Relative security of Community repos and packages
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Msg-id 1e552498-c43c-1c2c-ede9-53bff2e2faaf@aklaver.com
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In response to Relative security of Community repos and packages  ("pbj@cmicdo.com" <pbj@cmicdo.com>)
Responses Re: Relative security of Community repos and packages  (Dave Page <dpage@pgadmin.org>)
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On 7/28/21 11:26 AM, pbj@cmicdo.com wrote:
> I hope this is the right group for this question:
> 
> Currently involved in a discussion about security of Postgres packages 
> from various sources.  I'm strongly advocating that we get our packages 
> directly from PGDG.
> 
> Would Postgres packages from Red Hat repos (and I guess we could include 
> EDB, 2nd Quadrant, Crunchy...) be considered more secure from being 
> hacked than those from the PGDG repos?

I would think the weak point would be:

https://www.postgresql.org/ftp/source/

as I am pretty sure that is where packagers pull the starting code from.


> 
> Thanks,
> PJ


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Adrian Klaver
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