Security BUG - UbuntuHashes doesn't contains SHA256!! WHY?

[KD]

lancebaynes87 <lancebaynes87 <at> zoho.com> writes:

> Great.. so there's
> 
> ***___NO WAY___***
> 
> that I (a regular little user) could securely check that the downloaded Ubuntu
> installer ISO is really the ISO provided by Ubuntu.

And what would a SHA256 hash help you with that?
Exactly, nothing.

> p.s.: and NO...GPG is not the solution... why? because: 
> https://encrypted.google.com/search?btnG=g&hl=en&num=50&source=hp&
> =HTTP+Keyserver+Protocol&meta=
> IT'S NOT USING HTTPS!! (when importing GPG key) so security = 0

OK, this proves beyond any doubt that you don't understand the stuff you're
talking about.
 
> THE SOLUTION WOULD ONLY TOOK 5 MINUTES!! WHY DOESN'T THEY FIX IT?? WHY??
> 
> IT'S A BIG SECURITY HOLE, AND THERE'S NO EXPLANATION WHY DON'T THEY UPDATE THE
/UbuntuHashes site

Instead of yelling, shouting, foot stomping and talking nonsense you should
occupy yourself with trying to get a basic understanding of how hashing and
public key encryption work and what those techniques can be used for.