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Unknown Sources Option - nemsis72 - 2016-02-10 Just installed the latest Kodi 17 Alpha Build from official Kodi.tv... Just Curious on what it is in fact, that this option does? Thank you... RE: Unknown Sources Option - Martijn - 2016-02-10 What do you think it does? RE: Unknown Sources Option - ironic_monkey - 2016-02-10 you have to enable that setting to allow installation of add-ons from .zip files. android users should be familiar with it. RE: Unknown Sources Option - nemsis72 - 2016-02-10 (2016-02-10, 20:15)ironic_monkey Wrote: you have to enable that setting to allow installation of add-ons from .zip files. android users should be familiar with it.OK Thank you!!! RE: Unknown Sources Option - nemsis72 - 2016-02-10 (2016-02-10, 19:58)Martijn Wrote: What do you think it does?Just asking a Question, isn't that what this forum is for? To Gain Knowledge and insight on what is becoming globally the greatest multimedia software to ever be developed.... but thank you for your quick wit answer... RE: Unknown Sources Option - Martijn - 2016-02-10 Well I was curious on what you think it would be cause if it's not clear then description needs to be better. But apparently you didn't get that point. RE: Unknown Sources Option - nemsis72 - 2016-02-10 (2016-02-10, 20:55)Martijn Wrote: Well I was curious on what you think it would be cause if it's not clear then description needs to be better. But apparently you didn't get that point.My apologies for taking your words the wrong way.. Checked it out, and yes it was a great idea... RE: Unknown Sources Option - Hedda - 2016-02-11 (2016-02-10, 20:55)Martijn Wrote: cause if it's not clear then description needs to be better.Please consider including a more verbose warning text and description similar to Android to make the purpose of this setting option more clear. Maybe something a kin to: Your installation, device, and personal data are more vulnerable to attack by third-parties from unknown sources. For security reasons, your Kodi installation is by default set to block installations of addons not optained from the official Kodi repository. Please understand that if you choose to allow unkown sources then you are solely resposible for any damage to your installation and device or loss of data that may result from installing and using such addons. This have also been discussed here: http://forum.kodi.tv/showthread.php?tid=229648 And here are linked examples are description text that Amazon and Google use in their documentation for the Enable Unknown Sources function: http://www.amazon.com/gp/help/customer/display.html?nodeId=201482620 https://support.google.com/accounts/answer/2812853 http://developer.android.com/distribute/tools/open-distribution.html Perhaps also include more information in the wiki, like: (2015-06-23, 10:35)RockerC Wrote: Enable Unknown Sources RE: Unknown Sources Option - da-anda - 2016-02-11 @ıHedda - have you actually tried it? Once you toggle this button you already get a big fat warning dialog. RE: Unknown Sources Option - Stigbuster - 2017-04-21 Just curious. With this setting it is mainly didgy harmful repos that may attack you? What kind of info would they have access to? Sorry for the noob question. Just new to 17 and never knew of potential harm in 16 RE: Unknown Sources Option - LongMan - 2017-04-22 When you install an addon and its source repo, and set it to auto-update, which is usually the default. The author or maintainer of the addon has sole discretion as to with is updated or added to the addon on a subsequent update. Bear in mind that an addon is a program, it has access to all the data on the machine on which it is running. And in addition, since most times kodi is running on a machine that is connected to a network, it could have access to all the machines that are on the network. There is a story around where an author turned the machines running his addon into a botnet and used it to attack another person. I am sure the people who installed the addon did not sign up to be a part of a botnet. Obviously there is more that could be said but at least you should see the potential danger. Cheers, LongMan |