SSL.com now offers NAESB WEQ-12 digital certificates to allow access to the OATI webRegistery. This registry has replaced the TSIN registry and now serves as the central repository of information required to support scheduling, commercial, and transmission management operations in North America. Registered NERC participants » Continue Reading.
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Standards, compliance and TLS
Last week’s overview explained why deprecating of older versions of TLS is a good move to strengthen secure data transfer in numerous applications. This week, we’re pleased to present a more in-depth look at how this is being mandated by some major standards organizations, such » Continue Reading.
Guide to TLS standards compliance
The Transport Layer Security (TLS) protocol [01] is the primary means of protecting network communications over the Internet. It (and its predecessor, Secure Sockets Layer or SSL) have been used for decades in many applications, but most notably in browsers when they visit HTTPS sites. » Continue Reading.
PCI and NIST are deprecating TLS 1.0
Change is the only constant in internet security, and the evolution of standards to protect online traffic is a good example. In this fine article, our writer Nick Naziridis examines why major standards that impact you every day (including ones maintained by NIST and PCI » Continue Reading.
Deprecating early TLS for a safer Internet
SUMMARY: Major commercial and governmental standards organizations are now requiring use of newer, more secure versions of Transport Layer Security (TLS) to protect your information. We explain why this is a good move and what it means to you. Introduction Earlier this year, the Payment » Continue Reading.
Purchase a New Certificate
The 6 Steps to Success when ordering an SSL Certificate. Select certificate type Pay for certificate Create CSR Submit CSR Validate request Install certificate on website
Create the .well-known folder in IIS
Domain Validation can be a tricky thing, especially since it’s such an infrequent task. If you decided to use either the HTTP or the HTTPS Hash File domain validation methods and were wondering how to create a hidden directory within IIS, then this article is » Continue Reading.
SSL.com Becomes an Accredited NAESB CA
SSL.com, a public Certificate Authority (CA), and a voting member of the CA/Browser Forum trusted by millions of users worldwide, is pleased to announce accreditation by the North American Energy Standards Board as an Independent Authorized Certification Authority. The North American Energy Standards Board (or » Continue Reading.
SSL.com Accredited as an Authorized Certification Authority (ACA) for NAESB
by Nick Naziridis / Saturday, June 23, 2018 Introduction SSL.com was recently accredited by the North American Energy Standards Board (NAESB)[01] as an Independent Authorized Certification Authority (ACA)[02]. After a successful external audit, SSL.com was found in compliance with the provisions imposed by NAESB WEQ-012 » Continue Reading.
Comparing ECDSA vs RSA
by Nick Naziridis / June 8, 2018 Introduction Lately, there have been numerous discussions on the pros and cons of RSA[01] and ECDSA[02], in the crypto community. For the uninitiated, they are two of the most widely-used digital signature algorithms, but even for the more » Continue Reading.