Security News > 2016 > May > Google drops support for old crypto on Gmail, SMTP servers (Help Net Security)

2016-05-18 17:34
In less than a month, Google will stop supporting SSLv3 and RC4 on its SMTP and Gmail’s web servers. The end of support is not unexpected, as the Internet giant announced the move last September. Nor does it come a moment too soon – “SSLv3 has been obsolete for over 16 years and is so full of known problems that the IETF has decided that it must no longer be used. RC4 is a 28 … More →
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