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Old 08-16-2015, 04:44 PM   #34
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Originally Posted by knc1 View Post
That is a requirement for using any site where security is a concern.
The 2.5.8 browser only does SSL3 - which is no longer used by any site built in the 21st century.
(Like your bank, etc.)

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There might be a lot more reasons, but I don't know them.
The above is what kicked off the update to the HowTo.
From what I remember 2.5.8 browser did not support SSL/TLS just plain HTTP because it did not have gnutls. SSL got enabled I think in 3.x, and TLS on 3.4.1. But might be wrong on that, it's a long time ago.

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To 3.4.2 not 3.2.1, 3.4.2 is the earliest, not even 3.4.1 provides the required protocols and encryption suites.
Speaking of from what I saw in GPL sources I believe 3.4.1 is the first where TLS got enabled (and SSL disabled) but skipped it in favor of 3.4.2.
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