Debian generates weak ssl keys

Courtesy Digg Linux/Unix upcoming  Thu, 06/26/2008 - 03:27

Luciano Bello discovered that the random number generator in Debian's openssl package is predictable. As a result, cryptographic key material may be guessable.

Systems other than Debian can be indirectly affected if weak keys are imported into them.


 

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