On Tue 08 Apr 2014 21:05:21 NZST +1200, Jim Cheetham wrote:

> This isn't very serious for a user.

This is very serious for any user making use of VPN functionality in any
kind of home device (ADSL router, firewall, ...) using one of the bad
openssl versions. Especially as it's known that their manufacturers
rarely, if ever, provide fixes[1].

This bug also means that introducing perfect forward secrecy so far was
probably a waste of time. :-(

Volker

[1] Basically, only if the press and general public jump up and down
hard enough and long enough. AVM being the exception.

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