CDR: Re: Lions and Tigers and Backdoors, oh, my...

rp at null.net rp at null.net
Wed Sep 27 13:00:36 PDT 2000


Ray Dillinger <bear at sonic.net> sez:
 
> After a little security skirmish with my (now Ex)Bank, I discovered 
> this about Netscape and Internet Explorer; both have "help fields" 
> in their headers that facilitate cryptanalysis of SSL connections 
> if you have the key to the help field.  

I wonder if this is also true of international versions of Netscape products
that have been "fortified" (www.fortify.net)?

-- 
Bob






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