Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Heartbleed

Ah, sorry, I'd missed that connection. I see what you mean, not that IE 
is inherently more at risk, but that this tool to flag potential 
problems isn't available for it. It seems strange that Netcraft release 
this tool, but exclude a large number of users who could probably do 
with it!

Mark.


Tom Davies wrote:
> Hi :)
> http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/04/18/netcraft_heartbleed_browser_extension/
>
> "Netcraft's updated browser extension is available as a free download for
> Firefox 1.0 and later; Chrome 26 and later on Windows, OS X, and Linux; and
> for Opera 15 and later on OS X and Windows. Versions for other browsers
> aren't available, unfortunately, which means users of Internet Explorer and
> Safari are left in the dark."
>
> Regards from
> Tom :)
>
>
>
>
> On 19 April 2014 14:17, <libreoffice-ml.mbourne@spamgourmet.com> wrote:
>
> > Tom Davies wrote:
> >
> > > Anyone continuing to use Internet Explorer deserves whatever they
> > > get now more than ever.
> >
> > In what way does Heartbleed affect IE users any more than others?
> > Heartbleed is a bug in server-side software, and affects anyone using
> > affected sites regardless of their browser. In fact, from what I've seen,
> > it appears that newer versions of Internet Explorer are amongst the best at
> > handling certificate revocation (which is needed to prevent a compromised
> > certificate from being used to impersonate the server - just installing a
> > new certificate on the server prevent the old one being used up to its
> > expiry date if it's already compromised). e.g.:
> >
> > http://news.netcraft.com/archives/2013/05/13/how-
> > certificate-revocation-doesnt-work-in-practice.html
> >    That article is a year old now, so other browsers may have improved
> > since (and if not, it would seem there's now a good reason to do so!)
> >
> > Mark.


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