[DUG] Delphi XE update 1 fails

[David Moorhouse (DUG)]

The 7zip files  are protected by a password that only the installer knows
- so the Web Marshall software cannot open them to check for malware.

The network guys at work here, said do I trust the source (i.e. should
they grant an exemption for the source
http://installers.codegear.com.edgesuite.net/*)?

So my natural questions are:
1. who is edgesuite.net ?
2. what procedures do they have in place to stop a malicious file being
uploaded
3. who's reputation is going to be on the line is there is a security breach

Maybe it's time for EMB to use PKI instead of security by obscurity.

David

> Maybe I'm missing something in the details of what is going on but on the
> surface this seems a bit harsh.
>
> YOUR firewall software is paranoid and stopping the update, and this is
> Embarcadero's fault?
>
> Curious to know more because there must be more to it than that. Is it an
> automatic download you have no control over maybe?
>
> David.
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: delphi-bounces at delphi.org.nz [mailto:delphi-bounces at delphi.org.nz]
> On
> Behalf Of David Moorhouse (DUG)
> Sent: Tuesday, 16 November 2010 12:11 p.m.
> To: NZ Borland Developers Group - Delphi List
> Subject: [DUG] Delphi XE update 1 fails
>
> Hi
>
> We're trying to install this update from behind a corporate firewall, and
> our web sanitiser (Web Marshall) cannot open the downloaded 7zip files for
> checking.  So no update happening here.
>
> When is EMB going to come up with something that works for a change ?
>
> David
>
>
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