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Apple Limits SSL/TLS Certificate Lifetimes to 398 Days
Apple announced this week that the maximum lifetime of trusted SSL/TLS certificates on its devices and Safari browser will be limited to 398 days (about a year and a month). The change, announced by Apple at the CA/Browser Forum meeting in Bratislava, Slovakia, will be in effect for certificates issued
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Aaron Russell
February 21, 2020
January 2020 Security Roundup
Happy New Year from SSL.com! Welcome to this edition of SSL.com’s Security Roundup, which showcases a selection of January’s developments in SSL/TLS, digital certificates, and network security. In this edition, we’ll be covering: SHA-1 collision: things get worse Hardware vendor’s private keys could use a little more privacy NSA discovers
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Elizabeth Pagano
January 30, 2020
SSL/TLS Automation for the IoT with ACME
These days, it is common to see news stories about insecure Internet of Things (IoT) practices such as private keys embedded in downloadable device firmware and readily available to attackers. Potential IoT and IIoT (Industrial Internet of Things) customers are rightly concerned about security, but it doesn’t have to be
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Aaron Russell
January 30, 2020
DV, OV, IV, and EV Certificates
What’s the Difference Between DV, OV, IV, and EV Certificates? Although all X.509 certificates use similar methods to assure encryption, authentication, and integrity, they vary significantly in the information they include about the identities that they secure. A useful way to categorize certificates is by the method used by the
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SSL Support Team
January 15, 2020
December 2019 Security Roundup
Happy Holidays from SSL.com! We hope that you’ve all had a happy and prosperous 2019 and are looking forward to big things in 2020 (as are we)! In our final roundup of the year, we’ll be talking about: A “secure” messaging app that turned out to be a tool for
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Aaron Russell
December 30, 2019
What is the Value of Certificate Authorities?
Certificate Authorities (CAs) have been a foundation of security online for the past two decades, and digital certificates continue to be a trusted method to ensure that transactions and identities are secure. On a fundamental level, CA-signed certificates are valuable tools that authenticate identities online; allow secure, encrypted communication over
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Elizabeth Pagano
December 23, 2019
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