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When are self-signed certificates acceptable?

July 01, 2008 08:38 AM. Comments (8)

This question was posted on Slashdot and it solicited many different responses. A lot of people are confused about the purpose of SSL certificates.

Low-tech SSL certificate maintenance

June 30, 2008 07:59 AM. Comments (0)

Edd Dumbill posted a short article on how to do some SSL certificate maintenance when you are using your own certificate authority.

Firefox 3 Released with EV Support

June 17, 2008 09:11 PM. Comments (3)

The new version of Firefox, Firefox 3, was released today. High on its list of important new features is its support for EV SSL certificates and other security features.

Detect Bad Debian OpenSSL Certificates Using Firefox

May 30, 2008 12:44 PM. Comments (0)

Márton Anka has created a Firefox extension that can recognize when a web site you are using has an SSL Certificate created using a flawed version of Debian's OpenSSL.

Lessons Learned from Debian's OpenSSL Flaw

May 26, 2008 04:25 PM. Comments (0)

Russ Cox has posted about the recent flaw that was found in Debian's version of OpenSSL and what programmers can learn from it.

VeriSign Has Now Issued Over One Million SSL Certificates

May 17, 2008 02:22 PM. Comments (0)

VeriSign issued a press release stating that they have surpassed the one million mark for SSL Certificates.

Woops! Debian's OpenSSL Security Flaw

May 16, 2008 02:32 PM. Comments (0)

Debian Linux has been revealed to have a major security flaw. The distribution changed its OpenSSL code and inadvertently made private keys easily crackable.

XSS vulnerability found on PayPal

May 15, 2008 02:47 PM. Comments (0)

An XSS vulnerability has been discovered on a PayPal page that could enable attackers to make a fake page that steals users' personal information. EV Certificates are speculated to make the problem worse.

Firefox 3's Site Identification button

May 09, 2008 02:54 PM. Comments (0)

Deb Richardson from Mozilla explains Firefox 3's new Site Identification button and how it helps users recognize trusted web sites and avoid untrusted sites.