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https://community.qualys.com/blogs/securitylabs/2011/10/17/mitigating-the-beast-attack-on-tls https://community.qualys.com/blogs/securitylabs/2011/10/17/m... > During the summer rumours about a new attack against SSL started circulating. > The only reliable way to defend against BEAST is to prioritise RC4 cipher suites, as proposed by PhoneFactor. RC4? That heap of junk? You're kidding. [18 months later] > Last week, a group of researchers announced significant advancements in the attacks against RC4, unveiling new weaknesses as well as new methods to exploit them. Jeez, who could have seen that one coming.