SSLRobot Version History

Version 1.2.22

Wed, 17 Mar 2021 12:00:00 GMT

Changed: Encryption ciphers that do not support forward secrecy are now marked as weak
Changed: Encryption ciphers that use SHA message authentication (MAC) are now marked as weak
Changed: Encryption ciphers that use CBC mode are now marked as weak
Changed: A warning is generated for the TLS 1.0 and TLS 1.1 protocols as they will soon be deprecated by browsers
Changed: On macOS version 10.13 (High Sierra) or later is required
Fixed: The detection of downgrade protection (SCSV) failed on some hosts

Fri, 13 Sep 2019 12:00:00 GMT

Mon, 05 Nov 2018 12:00:00 GMT

New: The Network section on Windows now indicates whether NTLM authentication was used with a proxy

Fri, 31 Aug 2018 15:00:00 GMT

New: The results of a test can now be saved to a file, emailed or printed
New: SSLRobot now has a free, unlicensed mode rather having a limited trial. The free mode is fully functional but limits the new output features unless a license is purchased
New: Now uses the local operating system's root CA certificates allowing servers to be tested that use a company's own custom root CA certificate
New: Information about proxy configuration is shown in the Network section
New: SSLRobot on Windows can now run tests through proxies requiring NTLM authentication
New: SSLRobot on Windows can now run tests through secure proxies (i.e. ones that require a HTTPS connection to the proxy)
Fixed: SSLRobot would fail to test servers that only supported ECDHE/GCM ciphers with TLS 1.2
Fixed: License keys can now be entered on Windows where the network uses a secure proxy and/or NTLM authentication
Fixed: Now works with Fiddler debugging proxy

Wed, 02 May 2018 10:00:00 GMT

Fixed: SSLRobot could fail to install on older Windows systems with the error 'cannot not find msvcp140.dll'

Thu, 02 Nov 2017 10:00:00 GMT

Fixed: SSLRobot would crash when testing servers that ignore the Connection request header
Improved: The built-in list of trusted root CA certificates has been updated

Tue, 31 Jan 2017 16:00:00 GMT

Mon, 09 Jan 2017 18:00:00 GMT

Tue, 20 Dec 2016 18:00:00 GMT

Tue, 13 Dec 2016 18:00:00 GMT

Thu, 08 Dec 2016 12:00:00 GMT

Fixed: An error could occur while checking SSL 2 and TLS_FALLBACK_SCSV on some sites

Thu, 01 Dec 2016 14:00:00 GMT

Wed, 23 Nov 2016 14:00:00 GMT

New: SSLRobot for Mac is now available for download
New: SSLRobot license keys now work on Windows and Mac
New: The task bar icon on Windows flashes and the dock bar icon in OSX bounces when a scan has finished

Wed, 09 Nov 2016 18:00:00 GMT

New: The 'Suggestions and Feedback' menu item links to a web page where new features for SSLRobot can be submitted and voted on
New: A host name can be supplied as a command line argument to SSLRobot to automatically start a check, e.g. from a script or other tool
Improved: URLs and email addresses can now be entered in the host name field and a check will be run on the embedded host name
Improved: Grade capped at F for 512 bit export suites that might be vulnerable to the FREAK attack
Improved: The main window position is now saved and reused whenever SSLRobot is started

Thu, 27 Oct 2016 11:00:00 GMT