Am 06.09.2013 23:31, schrieb D. Hugh Redelmeier:
> | From: Reindl Harald <h.rei...@thelounge.net>
> | Date: Sat, 24 Aug 2013 11:38:21 +0200
> 
> | https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=3D319901
> | 
> | looks like Redhat based systems are the only remaining
> | which does not support EECDHE which is a shame these
> | days in context of PRISM and more and more Ciphers
> | are going to be unuseable (BEAST/CRIME weakness)
> 
> It might be the case that the NSA has their fingers in these ECC
> standards.
> 
> Here's a Schneier article worth reading:
>   
> <http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/sep/05/nsa-how-to-remain-secure-surveillance>
> 
> In it, he recommends (among many other things):
> 
>     Prefer conventional discrete-log-based systems over elliptic-curve
>     systems; the latter have constants that the NSA influences when
>     they can.
> 
> It could be (by accident) that Fedora is more secure due to patents!

it could be that RHEL/Fedora fail every security audit in the near future
*that* is proven and sure, the above not!

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