Homework #8

TLS Attacks

A number of attacks have been reported on TLS. These include:

• DROWN
• BEAST
• FREAK
• Logjam
• Heartbleed

Read a good, in-depth technical article on one of these attacks and write a 1 page summary on what you learned.

Topics in your article might include:

• What is the flaw that was discovered?
• How does the attack work (in brief)?
• How serious is the problem in practice?
• What lessons should we learn from this incident?

Please cite all the sources that you use.

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