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(DIR) Post #B30NJzJ3J3WI3HDBfU by djb@mastodon.cr.yp.to
2026-02-05T07:52:34Z
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One of the OpenSSL disasters announced last week (CVE-2025-15469) is really the fault of OpenSSL's detached-signature interface. With a signed-message/message-recovery interface, the bug would have had no effect on security, and would have been easier to catch. Interfaces matter.