Wednesday, March 1, 2017

Google drops TLS 1.3 support for Chrome 56 following proxy connection failures

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Chrome backs out of TLS 1.3 support after proxy issues
by Peter Loshin, Site Editor

After Google rolled out the latest version of Chrome, Blue Coat proxy software issues prompt rollback of TLS 1.3 support in latest version of Chrome browser. (SearchSecurity.com)

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