On 04/12/2016 09:43 AM, Lisi Reisz wrote:
On Tuesday 12 April 2016 14:09:12 Harris Paltrowitz wrote:
Hey all,
Recently when I started using Debian I noticed that the version of
Iceweasel that Jessie comes with is 38.7.1, whereas the latest Firefox
is 45. I also noticed that when I visit www.citibank.com using
Iceweasel 38.7.1 the Citibank website tells me that my browser is out of
date and not supported, and that "for a better online banking
experience" I should update my browser. However, this appears to be
just a warning as the site appears to allow me to log in to my account,
although I haven't tried this yet as I'm still trying to determine
whether Iceweasel 38.7.1 is secure enough for online banking... or
whether I'm just being too paranoid!
The Firefox website says that Firefox 38.7.1 is an ESR release (in fact
it was evidently just released on 3/16/16); I therefore assume that
security updates will be continuously provided for it until it reaches
end of life, after which I would move to the next browser version that
Debian officially supports.
Is it therefore safe to assume that Iceweasel 38.7.1 will be receiving
all relevant/important security updates, which should therefore make me
feel comfortable using it for online banking?
Thanks in advance.
Harris
What's wrong with using firefox-release as is now recommended? On Wheezy I
have Firefox 45.0.1.
http://mozilla.debian.net/
Remember to use "jessie" not "wheezy" if that is what you are running.
Lisi
I tried Firefox 45 last week but as you may remember from my recent
emails, I experienced major issues with choppy videos in Youtube using
Firefox 45, but not with Iceweasel 38.7.1. I've since done a Debian
re-install and I want to start fresh using optimal applications, so I'd
like to stick with 38.7.1 (as it appears to be more compatible with
Jessie) but I'm curious about the security updates to it.
Harris
