[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #10814: Plugin GUIDs

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#10814: Plugin GUIDs
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 Reporter:  mdawaffe     |       Owner:  westi                 
     Type:  enhancement  |      Status:  reviewing             
 Priority:  normal       |   Milestone:  Future Release        
Component:  Plugins      |     Version:  2.8.4                 
 Severity:  normal       |    Keywords:  has-patch dev-feedback
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Comment(by docwhat):

 Replying to [comment:15 Denis-de-Bernardy]:
 > That makes more sense, yes. I'd be a bit concerned about plugins that
 highlight their MD5, though. I'm aware of at least one that does so
 (Security Scan).

 Hmm... I not sure I understand the problem.  Though, adding an extension
 to the "auto-update" protocol that could look for an optional md5 file,
 either passed explicitly via a header or by just trying to fetch <plugin-
 name>.zip.md5.

 Also, don't forget that HTTP actually supports "Content-md5" headers.  The
 PHP file that servers the page can server the file and the contents of the
 md5 file.

 So we have several options, there.

 Ciao!

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