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authorNick Mathewson <nickm@torproject.org>2011-12-27 20:31:23 -0500
committerNick Mathewson <nickm@torproject.org>2011-12-27 20:31:23 -0500
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Require openssl 1.0.0a for using openssl's ctr-mode implementation
Previously we required 1.0.0, but there was a bug in the 1.0.0 counter mode. Found by Pascal. Fixes bug 4779. A more elegant solution would be good here if somebody has time to code one.
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+ o Minor bugfixes:
+ - Do not use OpenSSL 1.0.0's counter mode: it has a critical bug
+ that was fixed in OpenSSL 1.0.0a. Fixes bug 4779; bugfix on
+ Tor 0.2.3.9-alpha. Found by Pascal.