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Fedora Linux 43 exposes 20-year-old Microsoft Outlook security failure

June 3, 2026 by Brian Fagioli
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A Fedora 43 and Dovecot 2.4 upgrade may have uncovered an old Microsoft Outlook behavior where SSL/TLS settings allegedly failed to properly encrypt POP3 email connections.

Categories Microsoft, Linux Tags Dovecot, email security, Fedora, Fedora 43, Linux, Microsoft Outlook, Open Source, Outlook security bug, POP3, TLS 4 Comments

Google Chrome plots a quantum-safe future for HTTPS

February 27, 2026 by Brian Fagioli
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Google Chrome is preparing HTTPS for a post-quantum future with Merkle Tree Certificates, aiming to deliver stronger security without slowing down the web.

Categories Google, Chrome, Quantum Computing Tags certificate transparency, Chrome, Cloudflare, Google, Merkle Tree Certificates, PKI, post-quantum cryptography, quantum-safe HTTPS, TLS, web security
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