Adobe Flash Player 11 to contain better security features
Adobe has announced that the company is close to finishing work on the new Flash Player, and that the updated version of the application will come with enhanced security and privacy settings.
This addresses a main concern about the Flash Player, which has dogged Adobe for a while now. Flash Player 11 will support SSL socket connections, which authenticate host certificates and limit connections to secure certificates only, and include an improved random number generator.
In a blog post, Adobe said that up until now, “Flash Player previously provided a basic, random number generator through Math.random. This was good enough for games and other lighter-weight use cases, but it didn’t meet the complete cryptographic standards for random number generation.”
Adobe Flash Player 11 will also include support for 64-bit operating systems, which will increase the effectiveness of Address Space Layout Randomisation (ASLR). ASLR obscures important data areas (such as programming code) from potential attackers.
Adpbe Flash Player 11 will be available for desktops and Android devices from early October.
Written by Matthias Scherer
Matthias is a journalist and writer covering the latest news in technology as well as reviewing new computer products for PC Site. After studying journalism and economics in London, Matthias worked in radio and as a music writer for various publications in the UK and Germany, covering everything from politics and music to online publishing and social media. He is a self-diagnosed internet addict, but wrestles himself away from the computer to read books by angry young men, put on punk or rap records and watch Seinfeld.
Mon, Sep 26, 2011