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by Thaxll 3896 days ago
Who knows that google was using OpenSSL?
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aruss 3896 days ago
The security of a system should never rely on an attacker not knowing the details of the algorithm or implementation.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Security_through_obscurity

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wolf550e 3895 days ago
It is possible to fingerprint a TLS stack using its behaviour that a sysadmin can't change. People knew it was openssl.
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