This interactive lesson describes the Heartbleed bug, a vulnerability in the popular OpenSSL cryptographic software library. This vulnerability makes it possible for hackers to steal information that's protected, under normal conditions, by the secure socket layer (SSL)/TLS encryption used to secure Internet traffic.

This interactive lesson was made possible by funding from National Science Foundation Grant # DUE 1601612 at Brookdale Community College in Lincroft, New Jersey – PI Mike Qaissaunee, with contributions from Dr. John Sands & Susan Sands of Moraine Valley Community College and Jaime Mahoney of Bunker Hill Community College.

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