![]() sudo pacman -SyuĮrror: failed retrieving file 'endeavouros.db' from : SSL connection timeout But when I try to update the system now, it gives a 'invalid or broken package(signature) error. Observe that the properties of the installer file lack the "Digital Signatures" tab.So, I messed up and accidentally shut down my laptop during an update, now I don’t know whether it was in the installation or up-gradation stage of the update.Observe that the publisher is listed as "unknown". Execute installer to trigger the UAC prompt as required to gain administrative privileges.This is particularly easy to reproduce shortly after a new version becomes available, with any browser that runs a security check on downloads, provided that Windows Defender is the active security solution on the system. Observe that installer is flagged as suspicious as its source cannot be verified and it has not been downloaded frequently yet. Download installer from official location.When triggering the UAC prompt, the publisher is verified and displayed in that prompt. The download is not flagged as suspicious when downloading using popular browsers. Installer packages are signed and can be verified automatically with a trusted certificate chain. The site is already secured with HTTPS and verified by a trusted certificate chain, so there really is no excuse to not do the same with the installer packages. The lack of certificate is also an issue at the point of downloading the installer as well because it is unsigned, and downloaded infrequently, which immediately flags it as suspicious in popular browsers that properly run a security check in Windows. ) to be secure and provide the "official" checksums alongside the "official" package, instead of signing the executable itself, which prevents tampering by design and is automatically verified by Windows, both on demand (via the file properties) and displayed particularly prominently at execution in the UAC prompt. ![]() The problem is that you have to place trust in a 3rd party website (e.g. The classic Linux solution of "you're downloading a package from a trusted package source, also here's the official checksum, so trust me bro" is a security issue which has been exploited in other open-source projects in the past, most notably the Mint distro of Linux. As a result, its source cannot be verified reliably. The installer is not signed with any certificate. All versions, Windows all versions What is the problem
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