Re: https access to git repo?

[cyg Simple <cygsimple at gmail dot com>]

On 11/2/2018 9:20 AM, Eric Blake wrote:
> https://cygwin.com/git.html recommends the use of git:// for accessing
> the cygwin git repo.  However, git:// suffers from man-in-the-middle
> attacks, in comparison to https://. ; On the other hand, performance of
> https:// is much worse than git:// UNLESS the git server is running a
> new enough version of git, such that it advertises
> application/x-git-upload-pack-advertisement support.
> 
> Alas, the current sourceware server is running an old version of git:
> 
> $ wget -S
> 'http://sourceware.org/git/newlib-cygwin.git/info/refs?service=git-upload-pack'
> 2>&1 | grep Content-Type
>   Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8
> 
> Contrast that with other git repos:
> 
> $ wget -S
> 'https://repo.or.cz/qemu.git/info/refs?service=git-upload-pack' 2>&1 |
> grep Content-Type
>   Content-Type: application/x-git-upload-pack-advertisement
> 
> Is there a chance we can get sourceware to upgrade to a newer git
> server, and then update our recommendations to point people to https://
> clones instead of insecure git://, and without the current speed penalty
> that current https:// access through our non-upgraded server provides?

You'll need to ask overseerers@sourceware.org.  They may have it on
there radar already but it doesn't hurt to ask.

-- 
cyg Simple