[SLUG] The deadly authentication.

[wbennett@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]

When I'm connected to the net and I log in, I'm told there are updates.
All well and good.

Just lately, I was told that a certain update (a CUPS job) was not
authenticated and to install it would render my laptop liable to
penetration by al-Queda and the leprosy bacterium and aliens.

For myself, I'm not so sure.

So I thought I'd ask.

It seems to me that the worst that could happen is that the software
wouldn't work. That could be a problem if the superceded software has been
deleted.

Also,does unauthenticated software ever get authenticated?

Regards,

Bill Bennett