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'Padding Oracle' Crypto Attack Affects Millions of...
As somebody who is familiar with some details of the vulnerability, I can assure you that the error reporting configuration is irrelevant.
The HTTP response code is the only information needed for the attack.
200 vs. 500 vs. 404
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The HTTP response code is the only information needed for the attack.
200 vs. 500 vs. 404