known_issues.txt: edits suggested by Brian

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Zooko O'Whielacronx 2008-07-21 10:44:06 -07:00
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@ -14,11 +14,11 @@ produce more than one immutable file matching the same capability, so
that different downloads using the same capability could result in
different files. This flaw can be exploited only by the original
uploader of an immutable file, which means that it is not a severe
vulnerability. You can still rely on the integrity check to make sure
vulnerability: you can still rely on the integrity check to make sure
that the file you download with a given capability is a file that the
original uploader intended. The flaw is that the integrity check does
not also provide the guarantee that the original uploader could have
uploaded only one file per capability.
original uploader intended. The only issue is that you can't assume
that every time you use the same capability to download a file you'll
get the same file.
==== how to manage it ====