Mailing List lml@lancaironline.net Message #68926
From: Ralph Love <ralphlove@stanfordalumni.org>
Sender: <marv@lancaironline.net>
Subject: Re: [LML] Yahoo
Date: Fri, 10 Jan 2014 22:51:05 -0500
To: <lml@lancaironline.net>
Thanks for telling us what's going on! I have missed about 3 or 4 days LDL

Sent from my iPhone

> On Jan 10, 2014, at 12:19 PM, Rob Logan <Rob@Logan.com> wrote:
>
>
> mail from our server is sent encrypted as much a possible, but Yahoo's new encryption
> code fails to connect to ours causing email delays to yahoo and other sites hoisted by
> yahoo (sbcglobal.net) for now I have turned off encrypted mail until yahoo fully
> implements PFS.
>
>
> --Yahoo! Mail Now Encrypted by Default
> (January 9, 2014)
> While Yahoo! has at last adopted default HTTPS encryption for Yahoo!
> Mail, the company is facing criticism over its "failure to follow
> industry best practices in rolling out" the encryption. Yahoo! has
> supported full-session HTTPS since 2012, but until now, it has been an
> opt-in feature. Yahoo!'s implementation of HTTPS encryption is not
> consistent across servers and includes flaws that leave it vulnerable
> to snooping. Yahoo!'s implementation of the encryption is missing what
> is known as Perfect Forward Secrecy, which is used by Google, Microsoft,
> and Twitter.
> http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9245258/Yahoo_email_encryption_standard_needs_work
> http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/01/09/yahoo_always_on_crypto_unstrong/
>
>                Rob
>
>
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