[PLUG] Tor and breaking SSL / TLS Encryption

["Eric H. Johnson" <ejohnson@camalytics.com>]

Hi all,

Related to the recent presentations on the dark side of the internet comes
this article about how Tor is not affected by the recent breaking of SSL /
TLS encryption on many websites. It provides some insights into the inner
workings of Tor and general information on how encryption works.
https://blog.torproject.org/blog/tor-and-beast-ssl-attack


Some background on the hack that exposed this vulnerability in many web
sites can be found here:
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2011/09/19/beast_exploits_paypal_ssl/

Regards,
Eric




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