Man-In-the-Middle Vulnerability For SSL and TLS

imbaczek writes "The SSL 3.0+ and TLS 1.0+ protocols are vulnerable to a set of related attacks which allow a man-in-the-middle (MITM) operating at or below the TCP layer to inject a chosen plaintext prefix into the encrypted data stream, often without detection by either end of the connection. This is possible because an 'authentication gap' exists during the renegotiation process, at which the MitM may splice together disparate TLS connections in a completely standards-compliant way. This represents a serious security defect for many or all protocols which run on top of TLS, including HTTPS."

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Re:Maybe because the "hackers" are writing the cod

[andrew554]

And moreover, do not attribute to malice what may be adequately explained by the fact that writing bug free, let alone robust, let alone secure software is difficult.