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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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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