Last days of SHA1 SSL-certificates is coming. Certificates of this type based on a cryptographic hash, which is calculated using the SHA-1 algorithm. Recent studies have shown that the SHA1 algorithm is not as strong as previously thought. Although no…
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SSL-certificate with SHA1 will be deprecated in 2017
Posted in Browser Errors, CA, Vulnerabilities Tagged with: draft, mozilla, safari, sha1, sha1 deprecated, ssl certificate
Comodo launched a new platform for certificate management
Digital certificates are an essential part of online security. The number of “internet of things” devices continues to grow, so digital certificates will become more important. Certificate management will become more complex. Cybersecurity products from the company Comodo, the world’s…
Posted in CA, What is an SSL-Certificate Tagged with: ccm, comodo, comodo certificate manager, comodo ssl, draft, ssl certificate
What you need to know about the upcoming Google updates security
On the threshold stands a new security update at Google, but it does nothing new for us. Google is actively worked on the protection of the network and users in recent years. Even in 2015, Google moved their promise to…
Posted in Browser Errors, CA, Vulnerabilities, What is an SSL-Certificate Tagged with: 2017 ssl, google, google ssl, hoogle https, ssl, ssl certificate
Opinions about deprivation of trust to the two major CA – WoSign and StartCom
Effect of withdrawal of confidence in the two CA – WoSign and StartCom – are unusual. RiskIQ, security vendor, has estimated that about 760,000 sites using SSL / TLS certificates issued by StartCom or WoSign. “I am sure that the…
Google refused to trust certificates WoSign and StartCom
Following a similar decision taken by Mozilla and Apple, Google decided to abandon the new digital certificates issued by the two certification authorities – WoSign and StartCom. The reason is that these CAs are breaking the rules and industry best…
Posted in CA, Validation, Vulnerabilities Tagged with: chrome, chrome 56, draft, google, startcom, trust, trust ca, trust startcom, trust wosign, wosign
Mozilla bans Chinese WoSign – Firefox no longer trusts their SSL-certificates
Starting in January, any site that uses the new certificate from the Chinese CA WoSign will have a problem with Firefox users. The Mozilla, the company that is responsible for the creation of Firefox, announced that it will block all…
Mozilla switches to TLS 1.3 in browser Firefox 52
Mozilla plans to implement a new version of the TLS specification in Mozilla browser. TLS 1.3 will go along with Firefox 52, which is scheduled for release in March 2017. Mozilla representative said recently that the company decided to include…
Posted in How to install SSL Certificate, What is an SSL-Certificate Tagged with: draft, mozilla, tls 1.2, tls 1.3
Automating backup for the SSL-certificate: businesses need protection after an incident with Globalsign
Company’s existing online, decided to reduce their dependence on individual CAs using backup automation. A huge number of sites have become unavailable after the cross-certificate was revoked in error during routine maintenance of GlobalSign for the purpose of cleaning some…
Posted in CA, Vulnerabilities Tagged with: backup ssl, CA, draft, globalsign, revoked certificate, ssl, ssl certificate
PCI DSS 3.2: what you need to remember?
PCI Security Standards Council describes the main requirements for PCI DSS 3.2 – update, which is aimed at the business. Troy Leach says, that the introduction of the standard will not fast in order to the organization to prepare for…
Error with GlobalSign certificates led to massive problems with HTTPS-sites
GlobalSign’s success as a root certificate authority this week was staggered. Certification Center was unable to maintain the usual protocols. The result was that many sites, both large and small, are faced with SSL-certificates’ problems. Some users are faced with…
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