Comment on Google's plan to restrict sideloading on Android has a potential escape hatch for users

• LodeMike@lemmy.today ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  Correction: SSL certificates can expire before someone would want to continue being able to install any given app.

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  • Zak@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    Sure, the developer needs to keep the certificate up to date and re-sign the APK on occasion.

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    • LodeMike@lemmy.today ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      So any APK I download will just expire at some point in time that’s probably really annoying to know, and then I have to dig through the internet again so I can install the app again?

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      • Zak@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

        Another option is to allow otherwise-valid signatures after expiration. It’s generally still possible to check them.

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      • pycorax@sh.itjust.works ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

        If it’s anything like how Windows does it, you would still be able to override it. It just gives you a scary warning and hides the option unless you click “more info” or something.

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  • LodeMike@lemmy.today ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    These two are identical for software.

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