REPORT: Facebook’s Outdated Web Encryption Technology May Have Enabled Prism
Facebook still uses encryption keys with 1,024-bit lengths, while the industry standard used by Internet companies -- including Apple, Microsoft, Twitter, Dropbox, and MySpace -- is 2,048 bits, and that may have enabled the National Security Agency to more easily gain access to its servers, CNET reported.
Facebook still uses encryption keys with 1,024-bit lengths, while the industry standard used by Internet companies — including Apple, Microsoft, Twitter, Dropbox, and MySpace — is 2,048 bits, and that may have enabled the National Security Agency to more easily gain access to its servers, CNET reported.
CNET said Facebook would not comment, but a source familiar with the social network’s plans told CNET an upgrade to 2,048-bit keys will happen soon.
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