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It's a good example of how someone can look at an algorithm/software and not realise what bits are critically important. "Oh this bit I can change without anyth
by rmc 14y ago
It's a good example of how someone can look at an algorithm/software and not realise what bits are critically important. "Oh this bit I can change without anything bad happening". It shows there are unknown unknowns in security.
- marshray 14y agoWell the Debian maintainer did realize this was important and emailed the OpenSSL developers. But due to a tragi-comedic miscommunication the breaking change got committed anyway.