Avert Open SSL Heart-bleed Vulnerability with eGestalt’s Aegify
"Heart-bleed" is a serious and unique vulnerability in the most accepted version of SSL. A large part of
the web servers on the internet use OpenSSL to safeguard data and user accounts, and the...
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Avert Open SSL Heart-bleed Vulnerability with eGestalt’s Aegify
"Heart-bleed" is a serious and unique vulnerability in the most accepted version of SSL. A large part of
the web servers on the internet use OpenSSL to safeguard data and user accounts, and the latest
"Heart-bleed bug" only affects OpenSSL’s 1.0.1 and the 1.01f versions. Given that the Secure-Socket
Layer (SSL) and Transport Layer Security (TLS) are pivotal in Internet security, this security chasm caused
by "Heart-bleed" is grim. Versions 1.0.1 through 1.0.1f are vulnerable to exploits, and stand to expose
user credentials, credit card data, sensitive documents and the server’s certificate itself.
Unlike the previous attacks seen recently, "Heart-bleed" doesn’t actually require any interesting
cryptographic software. As the attacks leave no evidence in server logs, there is in reality no way of
knowing if the bug has been actively exploited – thus making the effects more devastating than ever.
Regardless of whether you re
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