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From: Matti Nykyri <matti.nykyri@iki.fi>
To: "gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org" <gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org>
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Heartbleed fix - question re: replacing self-signed certs with real ones
Date: Sat, 19 Apr 2014 18:43:50 +0300	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <0E54F746-D111-4689-8156-786BFC3FA136@iki.fi> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <5352965E.4020708@gmail.com>

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On Apr 19, 2014, at 18:29, Dale <rdalek1967@gmail.com> wrote:

> Mick wrote:
> > Encryption still works, at
>       least for some attackers. The fact that burglars can pick locks
>       doesn't mean that you should leave your door unlocked. FWIW I just
>       checked my bank's website encryption ... they *still* use RC4!!!
>       O_O I guess they are keen to make sure all these customers with
>       WinXP and MSIE 7.0 can still login? For crying out loud! It seems
>       that RSA's days may be numbered and elliptic curve cryptography
>       would be the way forward, not because of resource constrained
>       mobile devices, but also because of recent advances in
>       crypto-analytics which may make RSA obsolete:
>       http://www.technologyreview.com/news/517781/math-advances-raise-the-prospect-of-an-internet-security-crisis/
>     
> 
> How does one find out what their bank uses?  I'd like to check on what mine uses.  I have Seamonkey and Firefox installed here IF it matters. 

Well you can use ssllabs.com. I use it for debuging. Here is what Bank of America uses:

https://www.ssllabs.com/ssltest/analyze.html?d=www.bankofamerica.com&hideResults=on

-Matti

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  reply	other threads:[~2014-04-19 15:57 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 42+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2014-04-16 10:52 [gentoo-user] Heartbleed fix - question re: replacing self-signed certs with real ones Tanstaafl
2014-04-16 11:14 ` Matti Nykyri
2014-04-16 17:56   ` Tanstaafl
2014-04-17  5:59     ` Matti Nykyri
2014-04-17  6:10     ` Mick
2014-04-17 14:40       ` Matti Nykyri
2014-04-17 15:49         ` Mick
2014-04-17 16:54           ` Joe User
2014-04-17 18:43           ` Matti Nykyri
2014-04-17 20:17             ` [gentoo-user] " walt
2014-04-18  5:50               ` Matti Nykyri
2014-04-18 14:27                 ` Dale
2014-04-18 16:45                   ` Mick
2014-04-18 18:08                     ` Dale
2014-04-18 19:01                       ` Mick
2014-04-18 20:27                         ` Dale
2014-04-18 23:33                           ` Mick
2014-04-19 15:29                             ` Dale
2014-04-19 15:43                               ` Matti Nykyri [this message]
2014-04-19 19:33                                 ` Dale
2014-04-19 19:43                                   ` Joe User
2014-04-19 21:23                                     ` Dale
2014-04-20  0:18                                 ` Peter Humphrey
2014-04-20  8:49                                   ` Mick
2014-04-20  9:21                                     ` Matti Nykyri
2014-04-20 10:26                                       ` Mick
2014-04-19 16:11                               ` Mick
2014-04-19 18:41                                 ` Dale
2014-04-20  8:27                                   ` Mick
2014-04-20  9:10                                     ` Dale
2014-04-20 12:38                                       ` Mick
2014-04-20 16:40                                         ` Matti Nykyri
2014-04-20 17:20                                           ` Joe User
2014-04-21  6:57                                             ` Matti Nykyri
2014-04-20 18:36                                         ` Dale
2014-04-19 11:51             ` [gentoo-user] " Mick
2014-04-19 13:17               ` Joe User
2014-04-19 15:38                 ` Matti Nykyri
2014-04-19 16:40                   ` Joe User
2014-04-19 17:14                 ` Mick
2014-04-20 23:20                 ` Mick
2014-04-21  7:11                   ` Matti Nykyri

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