USN-2913-3 openssl update

USN-2913-1 removed 1024-bit RSA CA certificates from the ca-certificates package. This update adds support for alternate certificate chains to the OpenSSL package to properly handle the removal. Original advisory details: The ca-certificates package contained outdated CA certificates. This update...

USN-2913-2 glib-networking update

USN-2913-1 removed 1024-bit RSA CA certificates from the ca-certificates package. This update adds support for alternate certificate chains to the glib-networking package to properly handle the removal. Original advisory details: The ca-certificates package contained outdated CA certificates. Thi...

Mozilla 1024-Bit Deprecation Leaves 107,000 Sites Untrusted

When Firefox 32 shipped this week, Mozilla also officially ended its support of 1024-bit certificate authority certificates in its trusted store. While it still takes a considerable amount of resources to factor and crack a 1024-bit RSA key, important organizations such as NIST have been advising...