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Re: Finding Servers Using OpenSSL SSL/TLS


From: Cheryl O'Dell <cherylo () UNL EDU>
Date: Fri, 11 Apr 2014 20:14:51 +0000

Ben,

We used NMAP to quickly find all of our susceptible server  (script we got from the SANS webcast a couple of nights 
ago) and are reaching out to system owners to tell them to patch/restart/new SSL certs.

Cheryl O


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On Fri, Apr 11, 2014 at 11:33 AM, Pratt, Benjamin E.
<bepratt () stcloudstate edu> wrote:
Good morning everyone.

The question:

What would be the best option for determining remotely whether a server utilizes OpenSSL SSL/TLS for encrypting 
https traffic?

The background:

I'm hoping the list can provide a little assistance in dealing with the aftermath of the Heartbleed vulnerability.

The good news is a scan of our campus network indicates that we are nearly fully patched. The bad news is that not 
all of the https servers utilizing OpenSSL SSL/TLS are centrally controlled. This means that we don't know which 
servers were patched before our first scan and therefore where all of the servers that were vulnerable, over the 
past two years, are located.

I am attempting to put together options that include changing out SSL certificates and notifying users of previously 
vulnerable systems to update passwords. If I am able to provide more specific information about the scope of our 
endeavor it would certainly be an added value.

Thank you,

Ben

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Benjamin Pratt
St. Cloud State University


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