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...It focuses on demonstrating and testing the flaw rather than being a general-purpose security toolkit, which makes the code approachable for learning and auditing. The project illustrates how a malformed heartbeat request could coax vulnerable servers into leaking memory contents, including potentially sensitive data. Because it’s small and self-contained, it’s often used as a reference to understand the vulnerability mechanics without wading through large codebases. The repo also serves as a historical snapshot of a watershed moment in modern Internet security and the practical lessons it forced the industry to learn. ...