ebay decides to restrict the use of outdated network security protocols SSL3.0

Absrtact: October 21 News, cross-border electric business platform ebay announced that because the Security Sockets Layer (SSL) has exposed a vulnerability, the SSL3.0 protocol has been assessed not to meet safety standards, ebay decided to limit the use of outdated network security protocol SSL3.0, the old version of the browser will not be able to access

October 21, the cross-border electric business platform ebay announced that because the Security Sockets Layer (SSL) has exposed a vulnerability, the SSL3.0 protocol has been assessed not to meet safety standards, ebay decided to limit the use of outdated network security protocol SSL3.0, the old version of the browser will not be able to access the ebay site.

According to a report published by Google researchers, there is a vulnerability in the SSL 3.0 protocol that hackers can use to intercept key data that is encrypted between the client and the server. If attacked, the user's data will no longer be encrypted. And because there is no better solution, Google researchers strongly recommend that both customers and servers disable SSL 3.0.

Ebay has taken a proactive approach to this, given its past history of hacking attacks. It points out that this industry-wide agreement has been around for 18 years, but many network companies have recently restricted their use because of vulnerabilities. ebay's implementation of this change is also an integral part of a safer and more secure online shopping site.

Ebay stopped supporting SSL 3.0 as an anticipatory measure, according to the briefing. Most users will not be affected by this change when they use ebay. However, a very small number of members using older browsers will have problems using ebay and need to update their browsers without an updated version or more secure protocol support.

In addition, the billion power network to understand that the latest version of the current market browser has to provide a higher level of protection. The latest version of Internet Explorer, Google Chrome, Firefox and Safari continue to function without SSL 3.0. Therefore, if users use Google Chrome, Firefox, Safari, Internet Explorer 7 and newer versions, Opera 5 and a newer version of any of the browsers, you do not need to update or secure access to the ebay site.