Use HTTPS to download packages
fletchgqc - September 23, 2008 - 18:58
| Project: | Plugin Manager |
| Version: | 6.x-2.x-dev |
| Component: | Code |
| Category: | feature request |
| Priority: | critical |
| Assigned: | Unassigned |
| Status: | active |
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Description
Let's use HTTPS to download the packages and thus avoid the necessity for MD5 sum checking.
#292920: Checksum Iframe contains the discussion so far about the issue (amidst other stuff).
#1
I think this comment http://drupal.org/node/292920#comment-1011344 gives the basics.
#2
There has to be a check on
function_exists('curl_init'))before this feature can be used/shown to the user.The code can degrade gracefully, and go to the copy/paste method if it is not.
#3
#4