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128bit SSL encrytion , deciphered in less that 1 Hour !
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DJ RozzeR
Story at

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/2785145.stm
dEEkAy
Hm...Thats a bit scary :p
It's common though that SSH is unsecure..thats why I prefer SSH2 when connecting to shells.
jonsimmonds
quote:

But Prof Vaudenay said the loophole did not present a serious security problem as it relied on the password being frequently sent to a server.

I would be surprised if this was a threat to consumers purchasing online

RSA spokeswoman
"The e-mail application regularly sends authentication to the server, like log in name and password of the user, without bothering the user," he explained.

This is because Outlook is set up by default to connect to the e-mail server every five minutes.


this could present a risk if theres passwords for e comerce sites in the emails... but if you ahve any commen sense you disable the check email every 5 mins as it has a small dent on your bandwith, and imm sure if you used a longer password it would take them more time to figure it out
Fir3start3r
quote:

The type of SSL protocol hacked by the scientists was one used for e-mail, rather than for banking or credit card payments.


Thankfully...:(
KilldaDJ
hotmail uses ssl... :nervous:
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