{"id":3129,"date":"2014-04-11T22:41:41","date_gmt":"2014-04-12T05:41:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.harperkingsley.net\/blog\/?p=3129"},"modified":"2023-10-17T23:37:23","modified_gmt":"2023-10-18T06:37:23","slug":"xkcd-explains-the-heartbleed-bug","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/harperkingsley.net\/blog\/xkcd-explains-the-heartbleed-bug\/","title":{"rendered":"XKCD explains the Heartbleed bug"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" title=\"How the Heartbleed bug works\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/imgs.xkcd.com\/comics\/heartbleed_explanation.png?w=600\"  \/><\/p>\n<p> Source link: <a href=\"http:\/\/xkcd.com\/1354\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/xkcd.com\/1354\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p> Other links to Heartbleed info:<\/p>\n<p> Heartbleed Bug &#8211; the site themselves: <a href=\"http:\/\/heartbleed.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/heartbleed.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p> Lifehacker &#8211; &#8220;What the Heartbleed Security Bug Means for You&#8221;: <a href=\"http:\/\/lifehacker.com\/what-the-heartbleed-security-bug-means-for-you-1560801201\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/lifehacker.com\/what-the-heartbleed-security-bug-means-for-you-1560801201<\/a><\/p>\n<p> Mashable &#8211; &#8220;The Heartbleed Hit List: Passwords you need to change right now&#8221;: <a href=\"http:\/\/mashable.com\/2014\/04\/09\/heartbleed-bug-websites-affected\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/mashable.com\/2014\/04\/09\/heartbleed-bug-websites-affected\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p> CNET &#8211; &#8220;How to protect yourself from the Heartbleed bug&#8221;: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cnet.com\/news\/how-to-protect-yourself-from-the-heartbleed-bug\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/www.cnet.com\/news\/how-to-protect-yourself-from-the-heartbleed-bug\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p> CNET &#8211; &#8220;Heartbleed bug: Check which sites have been patched&#8221;: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cnet.com\/how-to\/which-sites-have-patched-the-heartbleed-bug\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/www.cnet.com\/how-to\/which-sites-have-patched-the-heartbleed-bug\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Source link: http:\/\/xkcd.com\/1354\/ Other links to Heartbleed info: Heartbleed Bug &#8211; the site themselves: http:\/\/heartbleed.com\/ Lifehacker &#8211; &#8220;What the Heartbleed Security Bug Means for You&#8221;: http:\/\/lifehacker.com\/what-the-heartbleed-security-bug-means-for-you-1560801201 Mashable &#8211; &#8220;The Heartbleed Hit List: Passwords you need to change right now&#8221;: http:\/\/mashable.com\/2014\/04\/09\/heartbleed-bug-websites-affected\/ CNET &#8211; &#8220;How to protect yourself from the Heartbleed bug&#8221;: http:\/\/www.cnet.com\/news\/how-to-protect-yourself-from-the-heartbleed-bug\/ CNET &#8211; &#8220;Heartbleed bug:&hellip;<\/p>\n <a href=\"https:\/\/harperkingsley.net\/blog\/xkcd-explains-the-heartbleed-bug\/\" title=\"XKCD explains the Heartbleed bug\" class=\"entry-more-link\"><span>Read More<\/span> <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">XKCD explains the Heartbleed bug<\/span><\/a>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"Layout":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[65],"tags":[221,372,798],"class_list":["entry","author-harperkingsley0-0","post-3129","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","category-signal-boost","tag-comics","tag-heartbleed-bug","tag-xkcd"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p2pPoL-Ot","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":5144,"url":"https:\/\/harperkingsley.net\/blog\/vote-blue-2020-why\/","url_meta":{"origin":3129,"position":0},"title":"Vote Blue 2020: Why?","author":"Harper Kingsley","date":"August 3, 2020","format":false,"excerpt":"I just voted, and it was Democrat across the board. 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