RC4 is Toast – Microsoft Helps .Net Users Dump RC4

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In November, Microsoft gave those using Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows RT, Server 2008 R2, and Server 2012 the ability to disable the troublesome cipher. Now, six months later, the company is letting anyone running the latest version of .NET to do the same, through modifying the system registry.

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Debra Littlejohn Shinder is a technology and security analyst and author specializing in identity, security and cybercrime, utilizing her past experience as a police officer and police academy/criminal justice instructor. She has written numerous books and articles for web and print publications and has been awarded the Microsoft MVP designation for fourteen years in a row.

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