Google Banks on its Own Technology to Protect Chrome Users from Another Heartbleed

Last Month Google Said that, it was Tired of Mashed-Together Bug Fixes for OpenSSL and Decided to Create its Own Fork Called, BoringSSL. It has Now Implemented that Variant in the Latest Chromium Build, the Open-Source Software that eventually Arrives in Chrome. OpenSSL is Software Used for Secure Connections -- Created Largely by Volunteers -- and an Overlooked Code Problem Recently Caused the Infamous Heartbleed Bug. When BoringSSL was 1st Announced, there was Some Grumbling from the Security Community about Yet Another Flavor of SSL. But, Google Said that, with over 70 Patches Now in OpenSSL, it was Becoming Much Too Unwieldy to Implement in Chrome. It Added that, it Wasn't Trying to Replace OpenSSL and would Continue to Send any of its Own Bug Fixes to that Group. It'll Likely be Implemented in the Next Version of Chrome but, you'll be Able to Try the Beta Soon here, if you're Feeling Lucky.




Info Sources:

https://www.imperialviolet.org/2014/06/20/boringssl.html

https://plus.google.com/u/0/+IlyaGrigorik/posts/DcuXveq1oYD