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SSL Is Not a Magic Bullet

Category: Security

Tags: ssl, software, data

Overview In an uncertain world, it is nice to feel that we can rely on some things. The Secure Sockets Layer, SSL, provides a warm, fuzzy feeling for most Web browser users. SSL encrypts the data sent to servers using SSL, and can authenticate the identity of these servers as well. With all the failings discovered in software products, SSL appears to be a safe haven in an unpredictable world.

Unfortunately, SSL has a checkered past and present. Like other security problems involving encryption packages, the issues lie not so much in SSL as in the software used to implement and support it. Instead of guaranteeing security, SSL may provide a false sense of security through its occasional failings.

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Publisher
Spirit.com
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Date Published
Feb 25, 2004
Format
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Topics
SSL - TLS

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