OpenSSL: Security Advisory for TLS Downgrade Attack Mitigation

The latest security update for OpenSSL cryptographic library includes a fix for a vulnerability that permits a threat actor to weaken the encryption mechanism that secures communication between two parties. In May, it was disclosed that an attacker in the position to intercept traffic (man-in-the-middle) could weaken the encryption provided by the TLS (Transport Layer Security) secure communication protocol to a level that it can be broken.

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