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comparison xml/en/docs/http/ngx_http_gzip_module.xml @ 2354:a4ef92436fbc
Documented BREACH attack vulnerability for the gzip module.
author | Yaroslav Zhuravlev <yar@nginx.com> |
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date | Wed, 27 Mar 2019 15:25:14 +0300 |
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8 <!DOCTYPE module SYSTEM "../../../../dtd/module.dtd"> | 8 <!DOCTYPE module SYSTEM "../../../../dtd/module.dtd"> |
9 | 9 |
10 <module name="Module ngx_http_gzip_module" | 10 <module name="Module ngx_http_gzip_module" |
11 link="/en/docs/http/ngx_http_gzip_module.html" | 11 link="/en/docs/http/ngx_http_gzip_module.html" |
12 lang="en" | 12 lang="en" |
13 rev="4"> | 13 rev="5"> |
14 | 14 |
15 <section id="summary"> | 15 <section id="summary"> |
16 | 16 |
17 <para> | 17 <para> |
18 The <literal>ngx_http_gzip_module</literal> module is a filter | 18 The <literal>ngx_http_gzip_module</literal> module is a filter |
19 that compresses responses using the “gzip” method. | 19 that compresses responses using the “gzip” method. |
20 This often helps to reduce the size of transmitted data by half or even more. | 20 This often helps to reduce the size of transmitted data by half or even more. |
21 <note> | |
22 When using the SSL/TLS protocol, compressed responses may be subject to | |
23 <link url="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BREACH">BREACH</link> attacks. | |
24 </note> | |
21 </para> | 25 </para> |
22 | 26 |
23 </section> | 27 </section> |
24 | 28 |
25 | 29 |