http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/security-bytes/ssh-keys-and-ssl-certificates-at-risk-from-new-debian-openssl-flaw/ A SearchSecurity.com blog Thu, 26 Nov 2009 19:59:16 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/security-bytes/ssh-keys-and-ssl-certificates-at-risk-from-new-debian-openssl-flaw/#comment-530 Debian: A niche OS with a not-so-niche security flaw : Healthcare & Financial Security Thu, 04 Sep 2008 17:58:23 +0000 http://security.blogs.techtarget.com/2008/05/15/ssh-keys-and-ssl-certificates-at-risk-from-new-debian-openssl-flaw/#comment-530 [...]   In May of 2008, researchers found a flaw in the Debian GNU/Linux operating system’s random number generator, making any OpenSSL keys generated during the past 20 months so predictable that they could be correctly guessed in a matter of hours. In this tip, let’s look at how this flaw came about and whether it has security implications for organizations other than those that use Debian. [...] [...]   In May of 2008, researchers found a flaw in the Debian GNU/Linux operating system’s random number generator, making any OpenSSL keys generated during the past 20 months so predictable that they could be correctly guessed in a matter of hours. In this tip, let’s look at how this flaw came about and whether it has security implications for organizations other than those that use Debian. [...]

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