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Comment by blibble

> Finding a genuine security flaw in OpenSSL is extraordinarily difficult.

history suggests otherwise

> The fact that 12 previously unknown vulnerabilities could still be found there, including issues dating back to 1998, suggests that manual review faces significant limits, even in mature, heavily audited codebases.

no, the code is simply beyond horrible to read, not to mention diabolically bad

if you've never tried it, have a go, but bring plenty of eyebleach

parent blibble 9 months ago

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