Colin Percival personal blog
Tarsnap: No heartbleed here
There's a few reasons for this. First, the Tarsnap client-server protocol does not use TLS; instead, it uses a protocol which is about 100x simpler (in terms of the number of pages of documentation required to define it). This means there's less code and far fewer edge cases where bugs can lurk without being triggered…
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Security & PrivacyInfrastructure & DevOps2014
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| Submitted | Title on HN | Points | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 9, 2014 | Tarsnap: No heartbleed here by cperciva | 222 | 53 |
