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  1. MetalTao MetalTao

    I never got to ask this, but, was "HeartBleed" As big of a deal as it was made out to be?

    Sunday, 20-Jul-14 09:34:37 UTC from web
    1. loveydoe loveydoe

      @metaltao I don't do much web or cryptographic programming, but this comic seems to show how dangerous Heartbleed was: https://xkcd.com/1354/

      Sunday, 20-Jul-14 09:46:19 UTC from web
      1. MetalTao MetalTao

        @loveydoe soooo... nothing... XD
        It was harmless?

        Sunday, 20-Jul-14 09:55:15 UTC from web
        1. loveydoe loveydoe

          @metaltao The idea is, it can be used to read data that shouldn't be read, such as other peoples' passwords. In this comic, Megan is asking the computer to read a greater number of bytes from the server than it should really let her.

          Sunday, 20-Jul-14 09:56:58 UTC from web
          1. MetalTao MetalTao

            @loveydoe OHHH! OK!

            Sunday, 20-Jul-14 09:58:52 UTC from web
          2. MetalTao MetalTao

            @loveydoe Pretty damn scary...

            Sunday, 20-Jul-14 09:59:53 UTC from web