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Apple Updates Safari for Improved SSL Authentication

Posted by pudge on from the i-am-gonna-take-you-surfin-with-me dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Safari upate is available from Apple on Software Update. This updates to Safari 1.0 Beta 2 (v74)." Says Apple, "This update is recommended for all Safari users and improves how Safari validates the authenticity of websites that use SSL certificates."

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  1. Thanks /.! by MikeXpop · · Score: 5, Funny

    There's nothing like seeing "2 minutes remaining" turning into "20 minutes remaining" that brings a smile to my face.

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  2. Re:Whoo hoo indeed! by HiredMan · · Score: 4, Funny
    But because we're a superior 5% it apparently matters more.

    Come on - it was a joke. The real reason is to pad out the distance between dupes and M$ bashing articles.

    ;)

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  3. Re:At least Apple is up on these things... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    Wow. I almost got whiplash from that little turnabout. "It's good that Apple releases more security updates than Microsoft." Woosh! "It's good that Apple doesn't have to release as many security updates as Microsoft."

    Amazing. I salute you, sir.

  4. Re:At least Apple is up on these things... by HiredMan · · Score: 4, Funny
    There are system updates every week, and a good chunk of them include security updates.


    Whether the need for near-weekly security updates is a good or bad thing is left up the reader as an exercise.


    =tkk

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  5. Re:At least Apple is up on these things... by sg3000 · · Score: 4, Funny

    > There are system updates every week

    Yeah, if those updates don't come fast enough, Microsoft is planning on including a sledgehammer with every copy of their next version of Windows. :-)

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  6. Now if I could just stop my manager... by rubicon7 · · Score: 5, Funny

    ...from using the term authentification.

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    1. Re:Now if I could just stop my manager... by Migrant+Programmer · · Score: 2, Funny

      Amerificans have a habit of doing that, I'm afraid.

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  7. Re:At least Apple is up on these things... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    Jesus Christ, dude. First you fail to spot a joke when one hits you square in the forehead, and then you get moderated UP for it!

    Slashdot is dead already. These are just random twitches.

  8. Re:Faster than you know. by Phroggy · · Score: 2, Funny

    I'm guessing they just had to run it thru QA since then to make sure they didn't break something else by fixing this.

    Another difference between Apple and Microsoft... ;-)

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