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OpenSSL, critical encryption component, gets nine software fixes
2014-08-07 13:58:42| InfoWorld: Top News
Nine software fixes were released Wednesday for OpenSSL, a critical encryption component for exchanging data on the Web, although none of the problems are as severe as the "Heartbleed" issue found in April. All of the issues were reported during June and July by security analysts with software vendors Google, Codenomicon, LogMeIn and NCC Group, according to an advisory.
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Too many cooks may worsen the OpenSSL mess
2014-07-14 12:00:00| InfoWorld: Top News
Nobody questions that OpenSSL is a vital part of the Internet's infrastructure. So many fundamentals are built on top of it and in so many places.
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OpenSSL Project publishes roadmap to counter criticism
2014-07-02 13:20:13| InfoWorld: Top News
The OpenSSL Project is planning a number of changes to ensure its security component, used across millions of computers across the Internet, is in tip-top shape. OpenSSL is an open-source code library that encrypts communications between a computer and a server using SSL/TLS (Secure Sockets Layer/Transport Layer Security). It is a fundamental defense for keeping e-commerce transactions, email, and other data unreadable if the traffic is intercepted.
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Google develops own 'boring' version of OpenSSL
2014-06-23 13:04:19| InfoWorld: Top News
Google is developing its own version of OpenSSL that will be more appropriate for its own software products, which have been using the critical encryption component for years with customized patches.
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Android 4.4.4 fixes OpenSSL connection hijacking flaw
2014-06-20 14:09:15| InfoWorld: Top News
Less than three weeks after pushing Android 4.4.3 to users of its Nexus devices, Google released a new version of the OS that incorporates a patch for a serious vulnerability identified in the OpenSSL cryptographic library. Android 4.4.4 factory images using build version KTU84P were released for Nexus 4, 5, 7 and 10 late Thursday.
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