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Security in the 20-teens

Security in the 20-teens

Posted Feb 7, 2010 3:09 UTC (Sun) by njs (guest, #40338)
In reply to: Security in the 20-teens by vonbrand
Parent article: Security in the 20-teens

You misread :-). Certainly git doesn't hash the whole repo, it uses the chained hashing trick (the "pointers" you mentioned). This subthread is about what happens if you don't trust hashes -- you certainly can't use the chained hashing trick.


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