Post #4129309
2026-07-27 04:39 UTC
@nuintari@mastodon.bsd.cafe I’ve been down that „but they are the same“ rabbit hole a few times. Until finally running a diff to see the difference.
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@nuintari@mastodon.bsd.cafe 2026-07-27 11:19
@zoid@infosec.exchange diff isn't really helpful in this case, as it was designed to spot insertions and deletions of lines, not spot individual character changes. It'll just confirm, "yes, these lines are different." It isn't very effective at telling you why when the difference is so subtle. %cat foo CAA 0 issue "letsencrypt.org;validationmethods=dns-01" %cat bar CAA 0 issue "letsencrypt.org:validationmethods=dns-01" %diff foo bar 1c1 CAA 0 issue "letsencrypt.org:validationmethods=dns-01"