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Re:Microsoft Issues WanaCrypt Patch for Windows 8, XP by aruggirello on Saturday May 13, 2017 @06:56AM (#14330328)
Wait - a critical security update distributed via plain HTTP instead of HTTPS...? I checked all the links provided for my computers, too - they're all http://
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Re:Microsoft Issues WanaCrypt Patch for Windows 8, XP by sschueller on Saturday May 13, 2017 @07:12AM (#14330367)
Probably because some windows xp boxes can't connect to https servers running TLS 1.2 so the patches are available under http as well.
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Re:Microsoft Issues WanaCrypt Patch for Windows 8, XP by aw3c2 on Saturday May 13, 2017 @07:18AM (#14330388)
No issue as long as the updates are properly signed. Distributing updates via HTTP/FTP is normal in Linux land.
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