"In this case, the victim is one of the digital advertising screens so beloved of public spaces these days. Rather than having a human paste up posters regularly, these things allow seamless content updates to delight passing travelers until, of course, the bork fairy pays a visit. This example of the fairy's evil work can be found at one of the station's entrances and is both an example of an unhappy update and the infamous Progress Bar of Lies."
"To our uneducated eye, the screen appears to be running a version of Android. The wheels have come off during an update, possibly due to an issue in an SSL library. The message also references BoringSSL, Google's fork of OpenSSL tweaked for the ad slinger's needs and "not intended for general use." A hopeful progress bar is visible, but all is not well within the signage. It's probably not a touchscreen, so prodding the "Update Immediately" and "Browse Update File" buttons is unlikely to help."
A digital advertising screen at London's Victoria train station failed while updating and displayed an error referencing SSL. The screen appears to run Android and likely encountered an update issue possibly caused by an SSL library problem. The error message mentions BoringSSL, Google's OpenSSL fork described as 'not intended for general use.' A hopeful progress bar remained on-screen while operator options such as 'Update Immediately' and 'Browse Update File' were present but unlikely to be usable. The outage prevented ads from displaying until an administrator intervened remotely or staff rotated or attended the screen. Nearby departure boards use 'SSL' as a transport acronym for Signals, Staff shortages, and Leaves.
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