{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Blackmoor Vituperative","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.blackgate.net\/blog","author_name":"bblackmoor","author_url":"https:\/\/www.blackgate.net\/blog\/author\/bblackmoor\/","title":"MD5\/SSL exploit not the end of the world - Blackmoor Vituperative","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"3ZaK7Es4tq\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.blackgate.net\/blog\/md5ssl-exploit-not-the-end-of-the-world\/\">MD5\/SSL exploit not the end of the world<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.blackgate.net\/blog\/md5ssl-exploit-not-the-end-of-the-world\/embed\/#?secret=3ZaK7Es4tq\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;MD5\/SSL exploit not the end of the world&#8221; &#8212; Blackmoor Vituperative\" data-secret=\"3ZaK7Es4tq\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script>\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/www.blackgate.net\/blog\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n<\/script>\n","description":"TechRepublic has an interesting article that gives a brief explanation of the MD5\/SSL exploit that was the cause of such panic last month. On the surface, this \u00e2\u20ac\u0153event\u00e2\u20ac\u009d proves that it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s possible for an attacker to insert himself into the certificate acquisition process, resulting in wrongful authentication of visited sites. However, SSL might not be [&hellip;]"}