SSL / TLS certificates and the certificate authorities that sign them are vital to online security. They’re responsible for two important aspects of secure online communication: encrypting network traffic and verifying the identity of sites. Any SSL / TLS certificate can be used to encrypt data, but only certificates signed by a certificate authority can be used to verify the identity of a site. If the identity verification system stopped working, there would be no way to stop a malicious site from pretending to be your bank, Google, or any other site. Read more »
Monthly Archives: June 2016
It’s Time To Think Seriously About Retiring TLS Certificates Using SHA-1 Hashes
Posted by John Mack
on June 2, 2016
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