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[ PRIVACY Forum ] OpenSSL vulnerability: "The Heartbleed Bug"
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OpenSSL vulnerability: "The Heartbleed Bug"
http://j.mp/1e69lk0 (Heartbleed.com)
"The Heartbleed Bug is a serious vulnerability in the popular OpenSSL
cryptographic software library. This weakness allows stealing the
information protected, under normal conditions, by the SSL/TLS
encryption used to secure the Internet. SSL/TLS provides communication
security and privacy over the Internet for applications such as web,
email, instant messaging (IM) and some virtual private networks
(VPNs).
The Heartbleed bug allows anyone on the Internet to read the memory of
the systems protected by the vulnerable versions of the OpenSSL
software. This compromises the secret keys used to identify the
service providers and to encrypt the traffic, the names and passwords
of the users and the actual content. This allows attackers to
eavesdrop communications, steal data directly from the services and
users and to impersonate services and users."
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