FREAK attack on website security

[Anonymous]

Yet another large scale scare story for the man in the street to worry about.

In case anybody's interested in a simple explaination:

* Yes, it is fairly easy for those with bad intent to use this to steal your information as it flows over the internet

* Yes, it is remarkably easy for website owners to fix.  Any that haven't in 48 hours or so are being lazy

* It requires both the user to use an affected browser, AND the website to run affected SSL code, so if you fix your end, you won't be affected whichever sites you visit, (UNLESS the server has been compromised in another way too, but that is out of your control - ask the company running it.  If they don't know, or don't care to tell you, draw your own conclusions)

* The affected browsers are basically the one built in to Android phones, and Safari

* Companies smart enough to run their servers on the latest OpenBSD would not be affected - well done those who choose this path 

[Cleoriff]

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@MI5 wrote:

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@viridis wrote:
@Cleoriff
Some websites vulnerable to get attacked when using old dodgy openssl and then can further attack your smartphone or other affected system using vulnerable browser by using brute force can get your info.
Easily avoidable by site owners updating or using the latest openbsd which no longer uses openssl in favour of the more secure libressl

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That should clear it up nicely then 

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I think you are inferring I have no head for technical matters....:smileytongue:

Yes....it's so clear...to quote the Who...I can see for miles and miles and miles....

[Anonymous]

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@Cleoriff wrote:

 To the 'man on the street' ....ie me...

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You kept that quiet, Denis!!

[Anonymous]

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@Anonymous wrote:

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@Cleoriff wrote:

 To the 'man on the street' ....ie me...

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You kept that quiet, Denis!!

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Oh, so @Cleoriff is a man ?  Wow, I never knew.

Mind you, until @jonsie changed her profile picture, I didn't realise she was a woman lady, (see, I'm remembering your advice, Gerry :smileywink:).

[Cleoriff]

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@Anonymous wrote:

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@Cleoriff wrote:

 To the 'man on the street' ....ie me...

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You kept that quiet, Denis!!

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I seem to have missed out on the E again @Anonymous 

[Cleoriff]

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@Anonymous wrote:

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@Anonymous wrote:

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@Cleoriff wrote:

 To the 'man on the street' ....ie me...

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You kept that quiet, Denis!!

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Oh, so @Cleoriff is a man ?  Wow, I never knew.

Mind you, until @jonsie changed her profile picture, I didn't realise she was a woman lady, (see, I'm remembering your advice, Gerry :smileywink:).

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Jonsie is a man..... (Well if I remember correctly)

[Anonymous]

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@Cleoriff wrote:

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@Anonymous wrote:

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@Cleoriff wrote:

 To the 'man on the street' ....ie me...

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You kept that quiet, Denis!!

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I seem to have missed out on the E again @Anonymous 

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What, @Anonymous has a problem with E's now?  Yesterday it was just @Cairdeas !

I'm getting worried about this community now that we don't know who is male, who is female, who is a robot, and the apparent interest in tablets 

[jonsie]

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@Cleoriff wrote:

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@Anonymous wrote:

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@Anonymous wrote:

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@Cleoriff wrote:

 To the 'man on the street' ....ie me...

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You kept that quiet, Denis!!

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Oh, so @Cleoriff is a man ?  Wow, I never knew.

Mind you, until @jonsie changed her profile picture, I didn't realise she was a woman lady, (see, I'm remembering your advice, Gerry :smileywink:).

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Jonsie is a man..... (Well if I remember correctly)

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strange, they have no problem with my gender in Thailand....none of them 

[Anonymous]

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@Cleoriff wrote:

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@Anonymous wrote:

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@Anonymous wrote:

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@Cleoriff wrote:

 To the 'man on the street' ....ie me...

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You kept that quiet, Denis!!

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Oh, so @Cleoriff is a man ?  Wow, I never knew.

Mind you, until @jonsie changed her profile picture, I didn't realise she was a woman lady, (see, I'm remembering your advice, Gerry :smileywink:).

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Jonsie is a man..... (Well if I remember correctly)

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Oh, sorry for the confusion .  Maybe @jonsie could enlighten us.

[jonsie]

...and if we are going off avatars, @viridis is definitely as robot

[Anonymous]

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@jonsie wrote:

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@Cleoriff wrote:

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@Anonymous wrote:

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@Anonymous wrote:

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@Cleoriff wrote:

 To the 'man on the street' ....ie me...

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You kept that quiet, Denis!!

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Oh, so @Cleoriff is a man ?  Wow, I never knew.

Mind you, until @jonsie changed her profile picture, I didn't realise she was a woman lady, (see, I'm remembering your advice, Gerry :smileywink:).

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Jonsie is a man..... (Well if I remember correctly)

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strange, they have no problem with my gender in Thailand....none of them 

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XX^XY? Now I am completely confused.