>>rubyn0+(OP)
Neat! But it's not obviously a bad idea. You have a TLS connection with the site you're downloading from. `curl | bash` is no worse than downloading a .dmg or .deb from the same server would be.
>>cjbpri+e2
> You have a TLS connection with the site you're downloading from. `curl | bash` is no worse than downloading a .dmg or .deb from the same server would be.
This site's argument is that the software publisher can selectively attack users during a live software install, in a way that they don't stand a chance of detecting by inspection (or of having proof of after the fact).