Algorithms can’t be patched
https://research.kudelskisecurity.com/2017/12/14/algorithms-cant-be-patched/ [research.kudelskisecurity.com]
2017-12-15 04:22
A few more thoughts on the ROBOT attack.
Crypto algorithms are a bit like hardware: if a standardized algorithm has some vulnerability yet isn’t totally broken, you can’t do much about it except avoid using it, or try to minimize the vulnerability’s exploitability.