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Archive for May 13th, 2008

Ubuntu users: You need to update your SSH keys

Posted by Peng on 13 May 2008

A bug was discovered that made the random number generator that helped create your .ssh/id_rsa key less random than it should have been. What does this mean in plain English? It means that if you created an SSH key with Ubuntu Feisty, Ubuntu Gutsy, Ubuntu Hardy or Debian Etch you need to update an important OpenSSL file and regenerate your key ASAP. Read the rest of this entry »

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Peng and I aren’t the only ones who aren’t thrilled with Firefox 3

Posted by Nanci Barthelmess on 13 May 2008

It’s a known issue that Peng and I would rather use Firefox 2 than Firefox 3 and we figured there were more of us that hadn’t posted our displeasure online. There’s now another person who has posted a less than glowing recommendation for Firefox 3. Read the rest of this entry »

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