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Towards trust in Emacs

Emacs 30's conservative file-trust system creates friction that drives users to disable security; trust-manager seeks a usability-friendly alternative.

Saturday, April 18, 2026 12:00 PM UTC2 MIN READSOURCE: Hacker NewsBY sys://pipeline

Emacs 30 introduced an explicit trust system for files to address security vulnerabilities like CVE-2024-53920, treating all files as untrusted by default. However, this conservative default creates friction that leads users to disable security measures. A new package called trust-manager aims to provide a more user-friendly trust management system that balances security with usability.

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