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One Year Certificate Validity is about to be on the ballot again
A planned CA/B Forum ballot would cap the max validity of SSL certificates at 397 days Stop me if you’ve heard this one before: the max validity for SSL/TLS certificates could be shortened in the near...
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Equifax Settlement: Don’t get phished by scammers
The Equifax Settlement Website is easily spoofed, and it’s already happening. The Equifax Data Breach resulted in the credit bureau agreeing to a $650-700-million settlement. Those affected had a...
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LinkedIn Phishing: This is why we can’t have nice things
LinkedIn has become one of phishing’s biggest resources. As social media has evolved over the last decade and a half, LinkedIn has settled in as an integral part of the business community. It’s the...
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Demystifying PCI DSS Compliance
As far as compliance goes, PCI DSS isn’t as onerous as it seems Compliance is, without a doubt, the biggest concern for most organizations when they’re handling their certificate and key management...
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Digital Signatures: Why you should sign EVERYTHING
A digital signature asserts identity and proves integrity – that’s never been more critical. Digital Signatures have become confusing. The concepts at play aren’t what’s confusing so much as the way...
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Bitcoin Phishing: The n1ghtm4r3 Emails
The story of how a scumbag named n1ghtm4r3 polluted our inbox with Bitcoin Phishing emails. Let’s have a little fun today and talk about some Bitcoin phishing emails that have been showing up in our...
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SSL Certificates: One Year Max Validity Ballot fails at the CA/B Forum
Ballot SC 22’s failure highlights the dysfunction at the CA/Browser Forum. For now, at least, SSL/TLS certificates will still have a maximum validity period of two years (or 27 months). The CA/Browser...
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Online Identity Is Important: Let’s Upgrade Extended Validation
It’s time for the CA/Browser Forum to focus on the other half of its mandate Let’s have a candid discussion about Extended Validation SSL. What’s working. What’s NOT. And what can be done to fix it so...
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How to Remove a Root Certificate
Instructions for removing roots for Apple, Microsoft, and Mozilla. Need to know how to remove a root certificate? You’re in the right place. Digital Certificates, but for our explicit purposes, SSL...
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Rehash: How to Fix the SSL/TLS Handshake Failed Error
Fixes for the SSL/TLS handshake failed error for both internet users and site owners It’s time for another technical article. Today, we’re going to discuss the SSL/TLS handshake failed error and the...
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