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Resolved : how to verify that 256 ssl is really enabled? ?
Posted: June 4th, 2009, 12:16 pm
by SABnzbdtest
Hello I use ubuntu jaunty... I have found SABnzbdplus in the synaptic paquet and I'm testing now but how to verify that 256 ssl is really enabled ??
Connection work very well, ssl is enable in the server configuration but how can I be sure that 256 ssl work ?
Can I verify in the log or with a command ?
Thank you in advance .
Re: how to verify that 256 ssl is really enabled? ?
Posted: June 5th, 2009, 7:34 am
by shypike
Using SSL usually requires that you use a different port of your Usenet provider (e.g. 563).
If you can use such a port and have SSL on, it's quite certain that you are using SSL.
Re: how to verify that 256 ssl is really enabled? ?
Posted: June 5th, 2009, 1:58 pm
by wyd1
But SSL isn't much of an encryption

Re: how to verify that 256 ssl is really enabled? ?
Posted: June 6th, 2009, 4:00 am
by shypike
wyd1 wrote:
But SSL isn't much of an encryption
Please explain.
Re: how to verify that 256 ssl is really enabled? ?
Posted: June 6th, 2009, 4:25 am
by wyd1
shypike wrote:
wyd1 wrote:
But SSL isn't much of an encryption
Please explain.
There are many better ways to encrypt something, 'cause SSL isn't very safe.
Re: how to verify that 256 ssl is really enabled? ?
Posted: June 6th, 2009, 5:26 am
by shypike
Usenet providers offer unencrypted connections or SSL connections.
So, there's nothing else we can offer.
What's your issue?
If you want something else, please talk to your Usenet provider first.
Re: how to verify that 256 ssl is really enabled? ?
Posted: June 6th, 2009, 6:02 am
by wyd1
shypike wrote:
Usenet providers offer unencrypted connections or SSL connections.
So, there's nothing else we can offer.
What's your issue?
If you want something else, please talk to your Usenet provider first.
I know shypike, that wasn't an attack or something like that. I'm just saying that SSL isn't much of an encryption, that's all. I know that the usenet providers offer only SSL encrypted connections.
I live in Swizerland, so that isn't much of a problem for me. Downloading isn't ilegal here

Re: how to verify that 256 ssl is really enabled? ?
Posted: June 9th, 2009, 11:15 am
by SABnzbdtest
Thank's for your answer shypike...
I'm just suprised by high speed... I used windows in the past with newsbin with my old computer and It was more slowly
I have SSL on, I use 563 port... Like you say, configuration should be ok
I wanted verified with a linux tool... it's not possible ?
Re: how to verify that 256 ssl is really enabled? ?
Posted: June 9th, 2009, 11:34 am
by rAf
You can use wireshark or tcpdump to see what's happening on your nic...
Re: how to verify that 256 ssl is really enabled? ?
Posted: June 9th, 2009, 12:14 pm
by SABnzbdtest
Thank's a lot !

Re: how to verify that 256 ssl is really enabled? ?
Posted: June 9th, 2009, 1:35 pm
by shypike
wyd1 wrote:
I'm just saying that SSL isn't much of an encryption, that's all.
I'm not insulted or anything, just confused.
The main reason people use SSL is to avoid traffic shaping by their ISP's.
And to prevent sending their username/password in cleartext.
It may not be "much of an encryption", it's what your Swiss banks use too

Or do they have some super-encryption for HTTPS?