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The thread’s main topic is whether Microsoft’s FREAK (RSA export-grade downgrade) vulnerability in Windows Schannel affects all Windows versions, and whether specific browsers clients are exposed. The key question answered is how to check vulnerability status: one post links to a site that tests for exposure and reports that latest Chrome and IE 11 (as included with early Windows 10 builds) appear not to be affected. Overall sentiment is cautious but reassuring for common browsers mentioned.
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Microsoft confirmed today, the FREAK Attack vulnerability that exists in Secure Channel (Schannel), affects all versions of Windows. The Schannel is a security package that implements the SSL/TLS authentication protocols. The authentication process can now be used as an exploit that allows would-be attackers the ability to downgrade an encrypted SSL/TLS session while forcing client systems to use a weaker and export-grade RSA cipher in the process.
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http://www.winbeta.org/news/microsoft-confirms-freak-vulnerability-affects-windows-well

If you pop onto the site above it will check whether your browser is vulnerable to attack. Apparently the latest Chrome is fine as is IE (version 11.0.9800.0. the one that comes with win 10 build 9926)
 

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