SHA-what? A new warning in Chrome shames outdated security<article>
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As websites lag in taking action on fundamental, known security problems, Google and Mozilla have started to take matters into their own hands to alert users about server or infrastructure flaws. The latest iteration is Google rolling out a warning and an error in a recent version of Chrome that waggles its finger at outdated encryption methods used for securing sessions. Mozilla will follow no later than January, though maybe earlier. Where are Apple and Microsoft hiding? More on them later.</p><p>
Security is often a double-edged sword: one edge can be as dull as an old bread knife, while the other can slice you in two so neatly you never knew it happened. Most Internet connections remain in the client/server model, in which a client (a browser, email software, a photo app) contacts a central server or system which handles retrieving and storing data and other online interaction.</p><p class="jumpTag"><a href="/article/2926562/sha-what-a-new-warning-in-chrome-shames-outdated-security.html#jump">To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here[/url]</p></section></article>
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SHA-what? A new warning in Chrome shames outdated security
