Browsers and Security

Security vulnerabilities are a fact of life. As they become recognised, patches are usually made available, but some occur inside protocols which cannot be patched, only upgraded to a new secure version. So it is essential your browser is kept up-to-date, as that is the only genuine protection against such vulnerabilities.

Below is Studentnet's list of recommended versions for popular browsers, and the minimum version level Studentnet networks will support. Anything less than the recommended version may leave you and your systems open to exploits, attacks and password/data theft.

Recommended Browser Versions

Platform	Browser	Minimum Supported	Recommended Version	Notes
Windows	Internet Explorer	7	11	TLS 1.1/1.2 support is available in 11+
Windows	Chrome	All versions	Latest	TLS 1.1/1.2 is available in 30+
Windows	Firefox	1+	31	TLS 1.1/1.2 support is available in 27+, disabled by default in 26
Mac	Safari	All versions	7 (iOS 10.9)	TLS 1.1/1.2 support is available in OS X 10.9
Mac	Chrome	All versions	Latest	TLS 1.1/1.2 in 30+
Mac	Firefox	1+	31	TLS 1.1/1.2 in 27+, disabled by default in 26
iOS	Safari	All versions	iOS 8	iOS5 is required for TLS 1.1 / TLS 1.2
Android	Chrome	All versions	Latest	TLS 1.1/1.2 in 30+
Android	default	Android 2.2	Android 4.x	Default browser in 4.x does not appear to support TLS 1.1 or 1.2