Debian Flaw Alllows SSL Keys to be Cracked

Courtesy Digg Linux/Unix upcoming  Fri, 05/23/2008 - 12:14

According to an announcement on the debian.org security lists, a flaw in the random number generator of debian's openssl package has the potential to make any cryptographic key material generated by it guessable.

This flaw could potentially compromise thousands of SSL certificates.


 

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