Bug 460908 - "Remember Auth" possible when installing unsigned RPM
Summary: "Remember Auth" possible when installing unsigned RPM
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Status: CLOSED NOTABUG
Alias: None
Product: Fedora
Classification: Fedora
Component: PackageKit
Version: 9
Hardware: All
OS: Linux
medium
medium
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: Robin Norwood
QA Contact: Fedora Extras Quality Assurance
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Blocks:
TreeView+ depends on / blocked
 
Reported: 2008-09-02 15:31 UTC by Martin Jürgens
Modified: 2008-09-03 18:44 UTC (History)
4 users (show)

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Last Closed: 2008-09-03 18:44:41 UTC
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2008-09-02 20:56 UTC, Martin Jürgens
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Description Martin Jürgens 2008-09-02 15:31:09 UTC
Well with recent PackageKit in Fedora 9 it is possible to Remember the Authentification (even checked by default) when installing an unsigned RPM.

Could be a potential security risk when the user does not double check when entering the password.

Comment 1 Richard Hughes 2008-09-02 15:58:48 UTC
Are you sure? I get the chance to remember auth on the first stage install (trusted) and then get to re-authenticate without the chance to retain if the package is really unsigned. Can you describe what dialogs you see?

Comment 2 Martin Jürgens 2008-09-02 20:56:20 UTC
Created attachment 315600 [details]
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well this is what i get when i try to install the flash player rpm from http://www.adobe.com/shockwave/download/download.cgi?P1_Prod_Version=ShockwaveFlash&Lang=German&promoid=COYSZ 

i noticed that "remember authorization" is checked by default, so when i enter my password and leave it checked, it should theoretically possible to install all local rpms without any further passwords, shouldn't it? i hope this answers your question.

Comment 3 Richard Hughes 2008-09-03 07:45:00 UTC
You're seeing the first stage in the trusted dance (see http://www.packagekit.org/gtk-doc/introduction-ideas-transactions.html for more information) -- the second stage will no have a remember authentication step if the file does not have a recognised key.

Comment 4 Martin Jürgens 2008-09-03 18:44:30 UTC
good. sorry for bugging you.


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