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Your connection is not private – how to deal with this bug in Chrome

If you have encountered an error «Your connection is not private» in Chrome and understand that the page reload not give any result, you can use the following tips given in the article. First, pay attention to the type of

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Why cannot ignore security alerts associated with SSL-certificates

Be sure to keep in mind the simple truth: in any case it is impossible to ignore the security notices in your browser. Do not assume that clicking on the “Accept” will necessarily lead to the fact that the site

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Symantec SSL Certificates displays error due to a bug in Chrome

Bug on Chrome, revealed recently, led to errors when accessing HTTPS-sites from personal computers, as well as Android devices. Discovered bug causes problems with validation for some of Symantec SSL-certificates. The same problems also affected certificates issued by certification authorities

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Certificates Transparency: what you should know about it

Recently, we saw a lot of news about the certificates transparency. For example, the Google will make it mandatory in October 2017, and Mozilla has announced that they will support it. What is the general certificates transparency? Let’s start with

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SSL-certificate with SHA1 will be deprecated in 2017

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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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

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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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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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Error with SSL certificate verification. Why it appears?

SSL validation error occurs in the Opera web browser if your computer is unable to verify the certificate of the site. Perhaps this resource belongs to the fraudsters, and the browser warns you of the danger. But if the error

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Only a quarter of users ignore the warnings about the security in the browsers

Internet users appeared to be more attentive to security issues than previously thought. Only a quarter of Google Chrome and Mozilla Firefox users ignore warnings about security, which display the program for browsing the web, according to a University of

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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.