[FFmpeg-devel] [PATCH] ipfsgateway: Remove default gateway

[James Almer]

On 8/15/2022 4:35 PM, Derek Buitenhuis wrote:
> On 8/10/2022 11:27 PM, Derek Buitenhuis wrote:
>> A gateway can see everything, and we should not be shipping a hardcoded
>> default from a third party company; it's a security risk.
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Derek Buitenhuis <derek.buitenhuis at gmail.com>
>> ---
>>   libavformat/ipfsgateway.c | 11 ++++-------
>>   1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)
> 
> I've been asked by almost all the active developers on FFmpeg at this
> point to push this while we debate the error message, gateway list / solution,
> nuking, etc.
> 
> I quintuple checked on IRC it was OK for me to push in the meantime. Logs are
> there.

Can attest to that. This patch got more than enough +1s.

> 
> Many distros/packagers have already backported this patch to 5.1 themselves,
> as they really (shockingly) do not want a default gateway.
> 
> So: Pushed.
> 
> Let us continue the discusion on the other aspects of this topic.
> 
> (Please do not send me hate mail or harassment. I really did check.)
> 
> - Derek
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