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:After Debian's Epic SSL Blunder, A World of Hurt for Security Pros
After Debian's Epic SSL Blunder, A World of Hurt for Security Pros
May 22, 2008, 15 :45 UTC (7 Talkback[s]) (5850 reads)

(Other stories by Dan Goodin)

"It's been more than a week since Debian patched a massive security hole in the library the operating system uses to create cryptographic keys for securing email, websites and administrative servers. Now the hard work begins, as legions of admins are saddled with the odious task of regenerating keys too numerous for anyone to estimate.

"The flaw in Debian's random number generator means that OpenSSL keys generated over the past 20 months are so predictable that an attacker can correctly guess them in a matter of hours..."

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That's what those Iceweasels get. Th ...   That's what they get   
Tachyon
May 22, 2008, 22:44:32
 
Luciano Bello, the dude who found the bu ...   Security recipe   
Yim
May 23, 2008, 09:30:34
 
Don't forget that even rich Adobe an ...   Re: Iceweasel   
Yim
May 23, 2008, 09:42:11
 
> That's what those Iceweasels get.  ...   Re: That's what they get   
Rainer Weikusat
May 23, 2008, 10:21:50
 
Of course you use Debian, this explains  ...   Speaking of ignorant lies...   
Tachyon
May 23, 2008, 20:27:01
 
Contrary to the "draconian" thing you su ...   Re: Speaking   
Yim
May 24, 2008, 08:49:03
 
> Of course you use Debian, this explain ...   Re: Speaking of ignorant lies...   
Rainer Weikusat
May 26, 2008, 10:43:10
 
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