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At the end of October Google announced plans to disable fall back to version 3 of the SSL protocol in Chrome 39, and remove SSL 3.0 completely in Chrome 40. The decision follows the company\u2019s disclosure of a serious security vulnerability in SSL 3.0 on October 14, the attack it dubbed Padding Oracle On Downgraded Legacy Encryption (POODLE<\/a>). [SOURCE: www.venturebeat.com<\/a>]<\/p>\n What does this mean in understandable language?<\/strong><\/p>\n Some SU webpages were built on the Oracle infrastructure and make use of SSL protocol. This means that, if you use Google Chrome as your default browser, you might have problems accessing certain information. If you go\u00a0to\u00a0my.sun.ac.za<\/a>\u00a0and want to browse to Sun-e-HR, Exam results, meal reservations, etc. you might not be successful.<\/p>\n However, if you use Firefox or Internet Explorer, you won’t experience any hiccups. Alternatively you can use\u00a0m.sun.ac.za<\/a>\u00a0to access selected options. This is only a temporary issue.<\/p>\n Information Technology will be working on a solution which involves an upgrade of portal software over this weekend. Due to this maintenance, some services will not be available from Saturday, 6 December at 12:00, as well as the whole of Sunday.<\/strong><\/p>\n Services affected are all portal applications, my.sun.ac.za, Sun-e-HR, etc. OIC will also be down, therefore no payments can be made and the change password functionality will also not be available.<\/p>\n We hope to complete this action as soon as possible and provide a better service to users when it’s completed.<\/p>\n For any enquiries, send e-mail to\u00a0helpinfo@sun.ac.za<\/a>\u00a0or call x4367.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Aan die einde van Oktober het Google aangekondig dat hulle beoog om terug te val na weergawe 3 van die SSL-protokol in Chrome 39 en dat SSL heeltemal verwyder sal word in Chrome 40. Die rede hiervoor is \u00a0dat die gebruik van SSL in hierdie Chrome-weergawes `n moontlike sekuriteitsrisiko bied. Die risiko het is intussen gedoop as\u00a0POODLE<\/a>\u00a0(Padding Oracle On Downgraded Legacy Encryption)<\/p>\n Wat beteken dit in gewone taal?<\/strong><\/p>\n Daar bestaan US-webbladsye wat op die Oracle-infrastruktuur gebou is en van die SSL-protokol gebruikmaak. Die gevolg is dat, indien jy Google Chrome as jou daaglikse blaaier gebruik, jy gaan sukkel om toegang tot sekere inligting te kry. As jy dus na my.sun.ac.za <\/a>gaan en van daar probeer uitkom by SUN-e-HR, Eksamenuitslae, Etebesprekings, ens, \u00a0gaan jy dalk onsuksesvol wees.<\/p>\n Indien jy Firefox of Internet Explorer gebruik, kan jy steeds by al die nodige inligting uitkom. Alternatiewelik kan jy ook m.sun.ac.za<\/a>\u00a0 gebruik vir sekere funksies. Hierdie is egter net `n tydelike probleem.<\/p>\n Informasietegnologie beoog om die naweek `n opgradering te doen wat die Chrome-probleem sal omseil. Dit sal egter beteken dat sekere\u00a0dienste tydelik vanaf Saterdag, 6 Desember 2014, \u00a0om 12:00, sowel as Sondag, 7 Desember,<\/strong> nie beskikbaar sal wees nie.<\/p>\n Hierdie dienste sluit alle portaaltoepassings, my.sun.ac.za, Sun-e-HR, ens. in. Aangesien OIC af is gedurende di\u00e9 tydperk sal geen betalings gedoen kan word nie en laastens sal die funksie om wagwoorde te verander ook nie beskikbaar wees nie.<\/p>\n Ons hoop egter om so gou moontlik die\u00a0opdatering te voltooi en `n beter platform vir gebruikers te bied wanneer dit voltooi is.<\/p>\n