[Distutils] vetting, signing, verification of release files

[Vinay Sajip]

holger krekel <holger <at> merlinux.eu> writes:

> about existing schemes/efforts.  I guess most Linux distros do it already
> so if nothing comes up here PyPI-specific (what is the status of TUF, btw?)
> i am going to look into the distro's working models.

ISTM it works for distros because they're the central authority guaranteeing
the provenance of the software in their repos. It's harder with PyPI because
it's not a central authority curating the content. Perhaps something like a
web of trust would be needed.

Regards,

Vinay Sajip