Identical Cygwin websites - differing downloads

[Brian Inglis]

On 2023-06-15 09:07, marco atzeri via Cygwin wrote:
> On Thu, Jun 15, 2023 at 3:20 PM happynumnums via Cygwin
> <cygwin@cygwin.com> wrote:
>>
>> When looking for the latest Cygwin installer, I came across two different domains.
>>
>> One insecure:
>> http://cygwin.org/
>>
>> and one secure:
>> https://cygwin.net/
>>
>> When checking the downloaded latest 3.4.6 installer with sha512sum.exe, I get differing checksums from the executables from both websites:
>>
>> an unexpected checksum (from first site)
>> 787c46173f5f91d350d31053f09d2bc18e1a80907a9f571f905fa7579cd2fa7b2502337da57aa70a5c8c4209a365f3604cee3c8ffe6c451b397986ddf17eea14
>>
>> and the expected checksum from the 2nd site (as printed on both pages):
>> 4779bead277ba7e682212ed3b1c9c2a56f9b15586dc2db3949556958b683b6f8a11c1c8957e1027d798281fcc98ccf12c418a609911c7e553787c88f8af86152
>>
>> The first file size shows 1350kB, the 2nd 1356kb.
>>
>> Can somebody clarify, if cygwin.org is a phishing site or otherwise explain the differences?
>>
>> Sent with [Proton Mail](https://proton.me/) secure email.
>>
> 
> all sites point to the same address and all works with HTTPS
> IPv4 address (8.43.85.97)
> 
> https://sitereport.netcraft.com/?url=https://cygwin.net
> 
> problem/cache in the middle ?

or Corporate/ISP proxy interfering?

As noted in the FAQ and the added footers, cygwin.com appears to be the 
preferred site, so should be used in preference to alternative aliases to avoid 
any possible issues.

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Take care. Thanks, Brian Inglis              Calgary, Alberta, Canada

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