So pretty much everything that wants to create encrypted TLS network connections uses it or a like library ,or their own TLS engine. NSA must be slavering at this tidbit, or just already knew. -mb On Tue, Jun 9, 2020 at 8:08 PM der.hans via PLUG-discuss < plug-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org> wrote: > Am 10. Jun, 2020 schwätzte Seabass via PLUG-discuss so: > > moin moin, > > > What exactly is gnutls used for? > > Web servers, or do general users actually use this for TLS connections? > > Or something else? > > I don't know, but I believe it's in the same category as OpenSSL, so could > be anything that wants to use TLS. > > debian reverse depends shows 354 packages. > > $ apt-cache rdepends libgnutls30 | grep -vc ^lib > 354 > $ > > $ apt-cache rdepends libgnutls30 | grep -Evc '^ lib' > 258 > $ > > $ apt-cache rdepends libgnutls30 | grep -Ev '^ lib' | awk -F- '{print $1 > }' | sort -u | wc > 141 142 1337 > $ > > Here are some from that list: > > telepathy, weechat, vlc, wget, rsyslog, abiword, cups, emacs > > ciao, > > der.hans > > >> moin moin, > >> > >> GnuTLS sessions can be resumed, allowing man in the middle attacks > >> > >> get yer updates > >> > >> https://gitlab.com/gnutls/gnutls/-/issues/1011 > >> > >> ciao, > >> > >> der.hans > > -- > # https://www.LuftHans.com https://www.PhxLinux.org > # "Arguing that you don't care about the right to privacy because you have > # nothing to hide is no different than saying you don't care about > # free speech because you have nothing to say." -- Edward > Snowden--------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > https://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss