If your company – a major Internet project, you need an SSL certificate with Extended Validation. This certificate is the prestigious company attribute in the Internet – it allows you to set “seal of confidence” on website, confirming ownership of…
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Do you need a SSL-certificate with Extended Validation?
Posted in Validation Tagged with: activating ev certificate, draft, ev certificate, ev ssl, ev ssl certificate, extended validation, extended validation ssl certificate, ssl
One-way authentication – protection from phishing
Using the protocol SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) provides secure communication between Web-server and users. Despite the fact that the protocol allows authentication not only the server and the user, in practice, only one-way authentication is used most often. To establish…
Malware exploit SHA-2 certificates
Rejection of the SHA-1 certificates had an impact not only on the owners of sites and software vendors, but also to malware creators. In a recent report, Symantec revealed information that company discovered a whole family of malicious programs that…
Posted in Validation, Vulnerabilities Tagged with: draft, malware sha1, mozilla, sha1 certificates, sha1 sha2, sha1 ssl, sha2, sha2 certificate, transition
Comodo is trying to get the brand Let’s Encrypt
The non-profit certification authority Let’s Encrypt, controlled by community and provides certificates for free to all comers, revealed information about the attempt of Comodo Group, which business is associated with the spread of SSL certificates, to arrogate the right on…
Problems with the implementation SSL in enterprises and ways of traffic control
It is obvious that there are legitimate reasons to encrypt inbound / outbound enterprise traffic. But encrypted traffic also poses a security risk, since c using SSL can hide their activity, and malware. As most IT managers, all the advantages…
Posted in How to install SSL Certificate Tagged with: control ssl, draft, implemetation ssl, ssl, ssl enterprise, ssl traffic
Why all websites should work on https (and does not work on http)
There are two popular protocol which works with sites: http – very simple, and https – the same as http, but with encryption. If you are using https site gets two benefits: Traffic between the user and the site cannot…
Posted in What is an SSL-Certificate Tagged with: draft, https, https protocol, secure channel, site secure, site traffic, ssl
The HTTPS protocol – why you should move on it?
Data transfer over HTTPS does not give attackers: Intercept data, because they are transmitted over an encrypted channel. When data is transmitted in plaintext, they can be quite easily intercepted. For example, in the Wi-Fi networks – especially if the…
Posted in What is an SSL-Certificate Tagged with: draft, https, https and ssl, https protocol, move on https, move to https, ssl certificate
The problems that come when renew SSL-certificates
SSL-certificate renewal is often a rather complicated process. In this article we will describe some of the problems that you may experience when you renew the SSL-certificate (with Godaddy). To begin with I should say that I am not an…
Posted in Renewal Tagged with: draft, renew pitfalls ssl, renew ssl certificate, renew ssl exchange, renewal ssl
Interception SSL via the proxy server
Many people believe that SSL is the golden standard in network security. Yes, SSL helps protect you from different problems, but SSL communications can still be intercepted and disrupted. As it is, see this article. How exactly this happens, see…
Posted in Vulnerabilities Tagged with: draft, handshake, mitm, NSA, ssl intercept, ssl interception proxy, ssl protect, ssl proxy
The benefits of creating your own Certificate Authority
Using your own digital certificates to internal corporate networks, such as intranets and the VPN, enable your business to save a lot of money. Digital certificates form the basis for the infrastructure work technology of public key (PKI). These technologies…
Posted in CA Tagged with: benefits own ca, certificate authority, create own ca, draft, free ssl certificates, own ca
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