[tor-bugs] #17369 [Tor Browser]: The RC4 cipher flags in TBB must be set to "false" by default

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Wed Nov 4 10:35:53 UTC 2015


#17369: The RC4 cipher flags in TBB must be set to "false" by default
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 Reporter:  TORques                             |          Owner:  tbb-team
     Type:  defect                              |         Status:  reopened
 Priority:  Medium                              |      Milestone:
Component:  Tor Browser                         |        Version:
 Severity:  Major                               |     Resolution:
 Keywords:  TorBrowserTeam201511, tbb-security  |  Actual Points:
Parent ID:                                      |         Points:
  Sponsor:                                      |
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Changes (by gk):

 * status:  closed => reopened
 * severity:  Normal => Major
 * version:  Tor: unspecified =>
 * milestone:  Tor: unspecified =>
 * keywords:   => TorBrowserTeam201511, tbb-security
 * resolution:  fixed =>


Comment:

 Looking at https://blog.mozilla.org/security/2015/09/11/deprecating-the-
 rc4-cipher/ having the RC4 fallback disabled in the next alpha seems to be
 a good idea.

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