linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] leds: Replace HTTP links with HTTPS ones

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Date:   Tue, 21 Jul 2020 07:21:17 -0500
From:   Dan Murphy <dmurphy@...com>
To:     "Alexander A. Klimov" <grandmaster@...klimov.de>,
        <jacek.anaszewski@...il.com>, <pavel@....cz>, <robh+dt@...nel.org>,
        <linux-leds@...r.kernel.org>, <devicetree@...r.kernel.org>,
        <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] leds: Replace HTTP links with HTTPS ones

Hi

On 7/13/20 9:51 AM, Alexander A. Klimov wrote:
> Rationale:
> Reduces attack surface on kernel devs opening the links for MITM
> as HTTPS traffic is much harder to manipulate.
>
> Deterministic algorithm:
> For each file:
>    If not .svg:
>      For each line:
>        If doesn't contain `\bxmlns\b`:
>          For each link, `\bhttp://[^# \t\r\n]*(?:\w|/)`:
> 	  If neither `\bgnu\.org/license`, nor `\bmozilla\.org/MPL\b`:
>              If both the HTTP and HTTPS versions
>              return 200 OK and serve the same content:
>                Replace HTTP with HTTPS.
>
> Signed-off-by: Alexander A. Klimov <grandmaster@...klimov.de>

Acked-by: Dan Murphy <dmurphy@...com>

Thanks for the update