[guardian-dev] Fwd: Why Android SSL was downgraded from AES256-SHA to RC4-MD5 in late 2010

[Miron]

Of potential interest.


-------- Original Message --------
Subject: 	Why Android SSL was downgraded from AES256-SHA to RC4-MD5 in
late 2010
Date: 	Mon, 14 Oct 2013 13:26:15 -0700
From: 	Rich Jones <rich at openwatch.net>
To: 	cypherpunks at cpunks.org <cypherpunks at cpunks.org>



Nasty: http://op-co.de/blog/posts/android_ssl_downgrade/

Looks like ignorance rather than malice, but that's a pretty fucking
bone-headed maneuver. Normally the Android guys are quite sharp, so a
mistake like this actually strikes me as a little bit fishy.

Here's the guy responsible for the commit: http://carlstrom.com/
http://www.linkedin.com/in/carlstrom

Worth a follow-up?

R


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