Thursday, March 5, 2015

Statement: Smoothwall and the "FREAK" Vulnerability

In light of the recent "FREAK" vulnerability, in which web servers and web browsers can be cajoled into using older, more vulnerable ciphers in encrypted communications, we would like to assure customers that the web server configuration on an up-to-date Smoothwall system is not vulnerable to this attack.

Similarly, if you are using "HTTPS Decrypt & Inspect" in Smoothwall, your clients' browsers will afforded some protection from attack, as their traffic will be re-encrypted by the web filter, which does not support downgrading to these "Export Grade" ciphers.

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