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I've been running into sites that are telling my that my browser is not current. And something vague about June 30th, 2018.

It looks like it is time for me to do a new install on my Linux PC. I've not been able to do updates on the installed package for a while, so I guess it is time

The methods used for financial transaction on the web evidently are not that secure any more. New exploits have made updates in the Transport Level components of secured log-in's.

If anyone reading this has a simple explanation of the issue please explain it.

1 posted on 05/29/2018 6:48:37 AM PDT by Texas Fossil
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To: Texas Fossil

Upgrade:

Old bugs taken out. New bugs put in..........................


2 posted on 05/29/2018 6:53:03 AM PDT by Red Badger (Remember all the great work Obama did for the black community?.............. Me neither.)
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To: Texas Fossil

Bet the new security measures have already been hacked.


3 posted on 05/29/2018 6:55:19 AM PDT by bgill (CDC site, "We don't know how people are infected with Ebola.")
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To: Texas Fossil

Just stop accepting Credit Cards, why would anyone pay a banker a fee just to get paid in the first place??

Credit Card theft and Identity theft are the same as pregnancy and AIDS, Abstinence works EVERY TIME it is tried.


6 posted on 05/29/2018 7:28:05 AM PDT by eyeamok
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To: Texas Fossil

yeah, i’m gonna fire my wireshark right up and analyze raw packets ... not a helpful article at all ... here’s an easier way:

In Internet Explorer, goto “Internet Options” => Advanced Settings => “Security” and disable all security protocols except TLS 1.2, and then see which https sites break (including your own if you have one) ...


8 posted on 05/29/2018 7:40:38 AM PDT by catnipman ((Cat Nipman: Vote Republican in 2012 and only be called racist one more time!))
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To: Texas Fossil

There are plenty of enterprise devices that had 56 bit encryption built into the system. For some of these (e.g. certain older SANs) you either have to use an old browser, or wheel a crash cart and plug directly into the serial port. Major pain.


12 posted on 05/29/2018 7:49:15 AM PDT by Dr. Sivana (There is no salvation in politics.)
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To: Texas Fossil

We’ve spent a huge amount of time at the company I work for remediating TLS.


16 posted on 05/29/2018 8:15:22 AM PDT by zeugma (Power without accountability is fertilizer for tyranny.)
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