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Internet Explorer 11 Gains HTTP Strict Transport Security In Windows 7 and 8.1

Posted by Soulskill on from the teaching-an-old-dog-new-tricks dept.

Mark Wilson writes: Anyone using the Windows 10 preview has had a chance to use the HTTP Strict Transport Security (HSTS) in Microsoft Edge, and today the security feature comes to Internet Explorer 11 in Windows 7 and Windows 8.1. This security protocol protects against man-in-the-middle attacks and is being delivered to users of older version of Windows through an update in the form of KB 3058515.

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  1. Security by Dunbal · · Score: 3, Funny

    You'll be safe. Trust Microsoft. They know about security. When they promise it, they promise it.

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    1. Re:Security by Opportunist · · Score: 5, Funny

      Oh for fuck's sake, at least read up on HSTS before you reach for the knee-jerk reaction to karma whore.

      Li'l hint: Karma whoring only works by saying what you think the groupthink will agree with if you manage to not look like a complete moron in the process. Like, say, by showing off that you know exactly zero about the topic at hand.

      A more sensible Karma whoring on the topic would be "Oh great, MS finally woke up and implemented what everyone else already had at the very least a year ago. And that qualifies as news on Slashdot these days, when MS implements something everyone else already has?". There you have MS bashing and /. bashing rolled into a single posting. Guaranteed to give you more up-mods than you could ever need.

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    2. Re:Security by sasparillascott · · Score: 3, Funny

      You're totally right AC. Microsoft is definitely someone consumers can trust with their security:

      http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/jul/11/microsoft-nsa-collaboration-user-data

  2. I can hardly wait! by timrod · · Score: 4, Funny

    I, for one, welcome this change to Internet Explorer. Now, I can know I am truly safe from man-in-the-middle attacks the next time I load a fresh Windows install and open IE10 so I can download Firefox.

  3. trollin', trollin', trollin' by turkeydance · · Score: 1, Funny

    keep them doggies Edgin', IE!

  4. Oh Great by thegarbz · · Score: 5, Funny

    Oh great, MS finally woke up and implemented what everyone else already had at the very least a year ago.
    Also how low has Slashdot fallen that we now qualify MS getting something that everyone else already has as "news"?

    1. Re:Oh Great by Opportunist · · Score: 4, Funny

      I couldn't have said it better. Oh if only I had modpoints...

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