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Replaces both curl -fsSL https://just.systems/install.sh | bash fallbacks in setup.sh (CWE-494, download-then-run) with install_just_verified. It downloads a pinned just 1.58.0 release binary for the resolved platform over TLS 1.2+ into mktemp, and checks it against a pinned sha256 before installing. This is ported from hyperpolymath/standards setup.sh (3079bc12), with a shasum -a 256 fallback added for macOS. Unknown platforms fail loudly instead of guessing a target.

This removes the finding at source rather than adding it to .hypatia-ignore.

Verified locally

  • A real download installs just 1.58.0, and the pinned digest matches.
  • A tampered digest is rejected with CHECKSUM MISMATCH.
  • sh -n and shellcheck -s sh are clean (one pre-existing SC1091 info).
  • A hypatia scan (fixed escript) reports no shell_download_then_run in setup.sh.

Context: the rsr-template-repo no longer ships setup.sh (removed in 162b02a), so this copy is an orphaned descendant.

Fixes the Static Analysis Gate half of #117. The Well-Known Standards half is separate.

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Both just.systems/install.sh | bash fallbacks are replaced with
install_just_verified: a pinned just 1.58.0 release binary per platform,
fetched over TLS1.2+ into mktemp and sha256-checked before install
(ported from hyperpolymath/standards setup.sh 3079bc12; macOS shasum
fallback added). Unknown platforms fail rather than guess a target.

Verified locally: real download installs just 1.58.0; a tampered digest
is rejected; sh -n + shellcheck clean; hypatia scan reports no
shell_download_then_run in setup.sh.

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    • Installer downloads now verify file checksums and remove temporary files if verification fails.
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    • Setup instructions now direct users to run the cloned script. Installation is pinned to version 1.58.0, with support for four Linux and macOS architectures; package-manager installation uses this verified installer.

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setup.sh adds a verified installer for just version 1.58.0 on four Linux and macOS targets. The apt fallback and default package-manager branch use this installer. The usage instructions direct users to run the script after cloning.

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Verified just installation

Layer / File(s) Summary
Verified release installation
setup.sh
The script selects a supported target, downloads the release over HTTPS with TLS 1.2, and verifies its pinned SHA-256 digest before installation. The apt fallback and default package-manager branch use this installer. Usage instructions direct users to run ./setup.sh after cloning.

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Change: Bug fix

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  participant Setup as setup.sh
  participant Archive as just release archive
  participant Digest as SHA-256 verification
  participant Installer as just installer
  Setup->>Archive: Download supported release over HTTPS with TLS 1.2
  Setup->>Digest: Verify archive against pinned digest
  Digest-->>Setup: Confirm digest match
  Setup->>Installer: Extract and install just 1.58.0
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# ── Verified just install ──
# Replaces `curl https://just.systems/install.sh | bash`: piping a remote script

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- Around line 179-181: Update install_just to fail if mktemp, tar extraction, or
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