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Explaining EV SSL Certificates to Customers

December 28, 2007 09:03 AM. Comments (0)

After spending the extra money and going through the extra validation to get an EV SSL certificate, how do you make the most of it ? How do you explain the meaning of EV SSL Certificates to customers?

New SSL Book: The Shortcut Guide to Extended Validation SSL Certificates

December 23, 2007 11:30 AM. Comments (0)

Thawte has sponsored Dan Sullivan to write a short eBook about SSL Certificates, how they can be used, and the advantages of the new EV SSL Certificates. The book gives an excellent overview of the different types of SSL Certificates, why we need SSL certificates, how they work, and how EV SSL Certificates are validated.

Digital Certificates: Do They Work?

December 23, 2007 10:33 AM. Comments (0)

Jeff Atwood, on his Coding Horrors website, posts about Digital SSL certificates bringing up several criticisms. However, his arguments appear to be very weak.

SSL Certificate: Why Verify Domain Ownership?

December 15, 2007 10:08 AM. Comments (1)

Verifying that the person you are issuing a certificate to is the owner of the domain name included in the certificate is (or should be) a high priority for all certificate authorities. This is made clear in the wake of DNS poisoning incidents.

Shopping for the right SSL: What are the options?

December 09, 2007 12:53 PM. Comments (0)

Justin Fielding posted about the different SSL certificate options including Extended Validation, SGC, standard SSL, and domain-validated SSL and the advantages and disadvantages of each.

VeriSign touts EV SSL features in Firefox 3 and IE 7

December 08, 2007 10:50 AM. Comments (0)

After a serious problem with site seal misuse was reported, The Inquirer reports on how VeriSign is touting the new EV SSL Certificates.

How To Configure SSL Host Headers in IIS 6

December 07, 2007 09:52 AM. Comments (42)

If you have more than one SSL enabled website using the same IP address you may need to configure SSL Host Headers. This tutorial will walk you through the process.