a concrete example of a file, plugin or otherwise that you are referring to?
Yes - "like CSS tag files" https://wiki.geany.org/tags/start#css_tags
It doesn't really matter which file, plugin, etc. Just that they're not included in the dev's final build of Geany, which is then signed by the devs.
Any 3rd party file, plugin... included in the Geany package is checked against the developer(s) signature of the entire final package - included plugins & all.
None of the other plugins, tag files, etc., for Geany have any assurance they haven't been tampered with since uploaded to Geany servers.
That's not to say the individual developers of plugins & 3rd party "stuff" for Geany intentionally uploaded malicious content.
Apparently, almost any site, business or network of any gov't in the world CAN be hacked & sometimes files are replaced with tampered copies - because it happens all the time.
That's part, but not all, of why most Linux distros caution against getting apps or files from sources besides their repos. I know it'd be an undertaking for any app's team to check out every 3rd party file that's available for an app like Geany. I don't pretend to have all the answers.
Mozilla, among others, started making addon devs sign their .xpi packages for a reason - though they don't use PGP signatures. Mozilla reviews addons before making them available on AMO. Sure, Mozilla has LOTS of cash. Again, I don't have all the answers.
On 10/11/19 9:29 PM, Matthew Brush wrote:
a concrete example of a file, plugin or otherwise that you are referring to?