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Date: Mon, 4 Nov 2013 12:48:30 -0500
From: "Eric H. Christensen" <echriste@...hat.com>
To: oss-security@...ts.openwall.com
Subject: Re: openssl default ciphers

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On Mon, Nov 04, 2013 at 06:16:30PM +0100, Stefan Bühler wrote:
> I don't want to enforce PFS or break compatibility on purpose; so I
> think the default could be a little bit less "secure" than what I would
> actually recommend to use.

What software would we be breaking compatibility with?  Perhaps it would be a good idea to start a list of software that can't handle HIGH ciphers and attempt to work with those developers to "fix" the problem.

- -- Eric

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Eric "Sparks" Christensen
Red Hat, Inc - Product Security Team

sparks@...hat.com - sparks@...oraproject.org
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