Yearly Archives: 2016

CloudFlare insists on encryption

Last week for CloudFlare was held under the motto of strengthen cryptographic connections to its global CDN-network. The company has opened to customers free access to innovations such as the TLS 1.3 protocol, Automatic HTTPS Rewrites (auto-redirect from HTTP to

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False CONNECT vulnerability allows MitM-attack and intercept HTTPS-traffic

The problem is caused due to errors in the implementation of proxy authentication procedures used in the software of different manufacturers. Researcher Jerry Decime revealed details of the vulnerability allow an attacker to carry out attacks “man in the middle”

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Error of SSL connections – what to do and how to fix it?

First, let’s understand what it is. SSL – a cryptographic protocol which makes connection more secure. Sites that use the protocol started by https: //. You absolutely can stop worry about information leakage, if the certificate has been made in

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Note: encrypted traffic can be a threat!

Without any sane strategy to manage encrypted traffic, you can be vulnerable to attacks and leakage of critical data. The use of SSL and TLS is growing rapidly. This is good because it allows you to protect the privacy of

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TLS-encryption of e-mail client

Due to the fact that for sending email messages SMTP standard does not use any encryption or authentication procedure, any message is available for viewing. Decisions on the client side, such as Secure MIME (S / MIME) or Pretty Good

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More than 40% of attacks targeted on SSL encryption

The new report showed the risk of lack of validation of encrypted packets. There is an important clause of the encrypted traffic in the new research, published this week: encryption works so well that hackers are using it as a

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Chinese CA issued SSL-certificate for Github domain to simple user

An applicant may receive a free SSL-certificate for the base domain, if he can confirm the control of a subdomain. Chinese certification authority (CA) WoSign, specializing in the issue of free SSL-certificates, mistakenly issued certificates for basic domains Github and

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SSL is not a guarantee of complete safety

Despite the fact that SSL is an encryption protocol, a security measure designed to hide and protect the traffic between the user and the web server, it cannot serve as a guarantor of security. Even with SSL available, experienced hackers

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Digital SSL certificates and their management

Thanks to the SSL-certificate users around the world can exchange confidential information, secure in the knowledge that it is protected from malicious hackers, and safely use the Internet for communication in business and personal purposes, including for banking and shopping,

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General description of the SSL certificate and its purpose

SSL certificate – is a technology that provides a coded connection between the server and the web browser. In other words, it is used for a secure connection, which ensures the privacy of the information that you submit to the

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All about SSL

This site is dedicated to SSL-certificates. You will learn what is an SSL certificate, how to issue and reissue it. FAQ SSL will be useful for both novices and pros. SSL Knowledgebase contains sections on validation, trust logo, vulnerabilities, SSL-certificates differences by type (Wildcard, EV, DV, etc.), as well as many other things.