Don't Panic, But SSL is Broken

Iria · Dec 30, 2008, 10:26 PM

Don't panic, the "tubes" are still flowing and the Internet is not broken. What is broken is Secure Sockets Layer (SSL), the technology that's supposed to protect web users against spoofed and malicious sites.
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Source: Tech-Ex

**Mousey** · Dec 30, 2008, 11:02 PM

Gmail seems to swap between TLS and SSL every 5 minutes so i guess i'm gonna be screwed one day and fine the next

**temeteus82** · Dec 30, 2008, 11:08 PM

I'm not actually worried about this. All of the SSL sites that I use has SHA-2 in use

Dec 30, 2008, 10:26 PM	#1
Iria DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 7,275 Rep Power: 89	Don't Panic, But SSL is Broken Don't panic, the "tubes" are still flowing and the Internet is not broken. What is broken is Secure Sockets Layer (SSL), the technology that's supposed to protect web users against spoofed and malicious sites. ____________ Source: Tech-Ex

Dec 30, 2008, 11:02 PM	#2
Mousey Synth's Long Lost Bro Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Web Design Hell Posts: 7,189 Rep Power: 245 System Specs	Re: Don't Panic, But SSL is Broken Gmail seems to swap between TLS and SSL every 5 minutes so i guess i'm gonna be screwed one day and fine the next __________________