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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. At least Apple is up on these things... by MrTangent · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Microsoft seems to twiddle their thumbs when security issues are found. Apple has been pretty good with security issues, even in their beta software like Safari.

    1. 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.


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    2. Re:At least Apple is up on these things... by sabNetwork · · Score: 5, Informative

      Exactly. I use WinXP Pro, and these security updates are SCARY. The security holes which Apple patches are usually innocuous, minor bugs which would require significant effort to exploit. On the other hand, 75% of Microsoft's WinXP patches are described as "... allows attacker to gain control of computer, access to an administration account..."

    3. 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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    4. Re:At least Apple is up on these things... by Smurf · · Score: 5, Insightful
      Let's see. The original post from MrTangent says:
      Microsoft seems to twiddle their thumbs when security issues are found. Apple has been pretty good with security issues, even in their beta software like Safari.
      His second post says:
      However, it's refreshing that Apple doesn't release security updates every week like Microsoft. That shows that their products are generally more secure.
      I don't see why you imply that he said:
      "It's good that Apple releases more security updates than Microsoft."
      Therefore I don't see the "whoosh". The first post says that Apple's security bug fixes are fast. The second one, that they are not needed as frequently as for Windows. Those are two separate but non-exclusive ideas. You may not agree with him, but he doesn't contradict himself.
  3. That was quick! by Whatchamacallit · · Score: 4, Interesting

    Nice to know they fix stuff very fast when it occurs. This was only announced a couple of days ago.

    Microsoft is a whole lot slower to release stuff even when they are caught with their pants down which is usually what happens.

  4. Faster than you know. by RalphBNumbers · · Score: 4, Informative

    Check the creation date on the updated app. It was built a couple of days ago.

    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.

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  5. 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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  6. Re:Whoo hoo! by Virus1984 · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Actually for the fraction of users who load apple.slashdot.org this is "stuff that matters". It's a section meant to be read by Mac users (read: potential Safari users)...see ?

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  7. What this update fixes by aberkvam · · Score: 5, Informative

    One May 9, Secunia released an advisory entitled Apple Safari and Konqueror Embedded Common Name Verification Vulnerability. The summary is, "Apple Safari and Konqueror Embedded fails to validate the Common Name of a SSL certificate. This makes it possible to spoof SSL sites, so that users can't trust the authenticity of a SSL website." They also add, "NOTE: This does not affect the ordinary version of Konqueror."

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

    ...from using the term authentification.

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