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Re: DNSSEC?


From: Chris Adams <cma () cmadams net>
Date: Fri, 11 Apr 2014 14:25:29 -0500

Once upon a time, Barry Shein <bzs () world std com> said:
So, DNSSEC is also compromised by this heartbleed bug, right?

No, wrong.  The OpenSSL bug involves an extension to the TLS protocol
called "heartbeat" (basically like a TCP or PPP keepalive).

DNSSEC does not use TLS (or any other kind of transport encryption).
-- 
Chris Adams <cma () cmadams net>


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