Bug #6851

Fix ISO verification using checksum

Added by sajolida 2014-03-05 21:28:57 . Updated 2018-04-08 16:46:35 .

Status:
Resolved
Priority:
Normal
Assignee:
Category:
Installation
Target version:
Tails_2.0
Start date:
2013-08-16
Due date:
% Done:

100%

Feature Branch:
Type of work:
End-user documentation
Blueprint:

Starter:
0
Affected tool:
ISO Verification Extension
Deliverable for:

Description

The tool we proposed to verify the Tails ISO on multiple platform is via a Firefox plugin. The background for that decision is that this way we can have a procedure that we can test ourselves, and be sure to work on Windows, Mac, and Linux as well. And we also make sure that users have downloaded those software through HTTPS. That’s no magic wand, but it’s better than nothing.

But the tool we proposed since the beginning, MD5 Reborned Hashed has stopped working in recent version Firefox. There was a workaround for some time but it also stopped working. So we’re left with nothing for recent Firefox versions.

An alternative proposal is to switch to using Chrome instead of Firefox. Or document solutions for both Firefox and Chrome.

Subtasks

Bug #6245: MD5 Reborned Hasher is incompatible with Firefox 20 Rejected sajolida

0
Feature #7261: Research ISO verification using checksum on Chrome Rejected

0
Bug #7534: Remove outdated documentation about checking md5 in Firefox Resolved hyas

0
Bug #7552: Firefox extension to automatically verify the ISO checksum Resolved ma1

100
Feature #6664: Try to verify an ISO image using DownThemAll Rejected sajolida

0
Feature #8803: Investigate whether some extension technologies are more portable than others Resolved sajolida

0

Related issues

Related to Tails - Feature #6387: Create screencast videos of installing Tails onto a USB stick Rejected 2015-01-08
Related to Tails - Feature #7162: Update the ISO verification instructions using GNOME Resolved
Has duplicate Tails - Feature #6082: Fix documentation for ISO verification on Windows Duplicate

History

#1 Updated by sajolida 2014-03-06 22:38:06

  • Assignee set to sajolida

#2 Updated by sajolida 2014-05-02 13:51:47

  • Subject changed from Fix ISO verification using Firefox to Fix ISO verification using checksum

#3 Updated by sajolida 2014-05-19 04:25:56

  • has duplicate Feature #6082: Fix documentation for ISO verification on Windows added

#4 Updated by sajolida 2014-05-19 04:29:07

  • Description updated

#5 Updated by intrigeri 2014-07-10 07:17:22

  • has duplicate Bug #7534: Remove outdated documentation about checking md5 in Firefox added

#6 Updated by alant 2014-07-10 09:51:09

  • is duplicate of deleted (Bug #7534: Remove outdated documentation about checking md5 in Firefox)

#7 Updated by sajolida 2014-07-10 15:05:43

  • Target version set to Sustainability_M1

#8 Updated by sajolida 2014-07-30 18:24:31

  • related to Feature #6387: Create screencast videos of installing Tails onto a USB stick added

#9 Updated by sajolida 2014-12-15 13:55:06

  • Assignee deleted (sajolida)

This will be taken care of by Romeo grant. Dassigning it to me.

#10 Updated by BitingBird 2015-01-08 02:55:34

  • Category set to Installation

#11 Updated by BitingBird 2015-01-19 03:13:07

  • related to Feature #7162: Update the ISO verification instructions using GNOME added

#12 Updated by sajolida 2015-09-07 10:47:57

  • Target version changed from Sustainability_M1 to 246

#13 Updated by sajolida 2015-11-13 01:15:17

  • Affected tool set to ISO Verification Extension

#14 Updated by sajolida 2015-11-27 04:45:02

  • Target version changed from 246 to Tails_2.0

#15 Updated by sajolida 2015-12-17 07:16:30

  • Assignee set to sajolida

#16 Updated by sajolida 2016-01-29 18:22:14

  • Status changed from Confirmed to Resolved
  • Assignee deleted (sajolida)

All the subtasks for this are closed now and the Firefox extension was release. So let’s close this very old ticket. Yeah!