"Added SSLSocket support for TLSv1.1 and TLSv1.2 using OpenSSL 1.0.1"

This was actually in 4.1 as well, just never made it into any announcements.

As far as change to use OpenSSL more, this has just been part of a trend in
expanding use of OpenSSL, not in reaction to any particular threat (except
perhaps the thread of people incorrectly seeding the old SecureRandom
implementation).

-bri


On Sun, Nov 18, 2012 at 10:47 AM, Jeffrey Walton <noloa...@gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi All/nick,
>
> "Cryptography — Modified the default implementations of SecureRandom
> and Cipher.RSA to use OpenSSL. Added SSLSocket support for TLSv1.1 and
> TLSv1.2 using OpenSSL 1.0.1"
>
> Its awesome that TLS 1.2 is available. Coupled with pinning, the
> secure channel has a chance to really be secure. Am I the only guy who
> says "WTF?" when a PenTester proxy's an SSL/TLS connection (and
> completely destroys the secure channel)?
>
> Is libcore SSL/SecureRandom now hedging
> (http://www.isoc.org/isoc/conferences/ndss/10/pdf/15.pdf)? If not,
> what was changed with SecureRandom? I'm aware of Amit Sethi's
>
> https://www.cigital.com/justice-league-blog/2009/08/14/proper-use-of-javas-securerandom/
> ,
> but I'm not aware of any other problems.
>
> Jeff
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