Security and Privacy I wrote here about the SSL bug and what it could do for your security and privacy… There is a website which helps users checking if they are affected by this bug: gotofail.com. Here are more details about the gotofail bug.  Here is a pretty good explanation about how this bug “works” (courtesy of gotofail.com): Normal SSL/TLS: Client (browser): Hey server, let’s speak in private. Here is a list of ciphers I know that we could use. RealServer: Okay, we can speak in private, here is my identification paperwork. Client: Your paperwork looks good, lets continue. RealServer: Let’s use cipher XYZ. Please encrypt the conversation key you want to use to this public key. I have signed our conversation so far with the key from my identification paperwork to prove everything is legit. Client: Okay, your signature looks good, here’s the conversation key encrypted so only you can read it. I am switching to cipher XYZ with that key now. Client and RealServer converse privately. SSL/TLS with a vulnerable Apple product: Client (browser): Hey server, let’s speak in private. Here is a list of ciphers I know that we could use. FakeServer: Okay, we can speak in private, here…