Firefox 44 arrives: now without RC4 support

[bill]

http://venturebeat.com/2016/01/26/firefox-44-arrives-with-push-notifications-that-sites-can-send-even-after-users-close-the-page/ [venturebeat.com]

Firefox 44 arrives with push notifications that sites can send even after users close the page

In February 2015, new attacks prompted the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) to prohibit the use of RC4 with TLS. Google, Microsoft, and Mozilla all promised to drop RC4 support in their browsers this year. Google delivered last week with Chrome 48, and now Mozilla has made the change with Firefox 44.

Here’s the full Firefox 44 changelog [mozilla.org]

[tangor]

Sadly this will sound like a "me, too!" post, but it is about time!

[bill]

I know some people still hanging on to their RC4 supporting certs. Updates like this will allow me to exert some more pressure to get them updated. ;)

[tangor]

Go for it! Pummel and pound and, of course, plead gently to get'er done. Good luck. Sadly the web and all those other critters, too, move so slow! Think Glacial!