SSL News
SSL Certificates and PCI Compliance
The proper use of SSL certificates is only a small part of the PCI requirements but it is an important one.
AOTA Credits Increased Online Consumer Trust in 2008 to EV SSL Certificate Adoption
The AOTA has released a press release about the success of EV SSL certificates.
Safari now supports EV SSL certificates
Apple has quietly released Safari 3.2 which adds support for EV SSL certificates
Flagstar Bank Increases Signups by 10% Using EV SSL Certificates
VeriSign has issued a press release reporting that Flagstar Bank has seem impressive results from using an EV SSL Certificate on their website.
The Risks In Wildcard Certificates
Larry Seltzer has written a short article on the risks in using Wildcard certificates that focuses primarily on VeriSign's reasoning. It is important to understand the risks you are taking but in most situations they are minimal and allow you to save hundreds, if not thousands, of dollars. And every dollar counts these days.
Trade names in Extended Validation SSL Certificates
VeriSign's Tim Callan has posted short article on how trade names are included in an EV SSL Certificate.
How to Disable SSL 2.0 and SSL 3.0 in IIS 7
Windows Server 2008 using IIS 7 allows SSL 2.0 and SSL 3.0 by default. This must be changed for PCI compliance. Learn how to do it here.
Phishing with EV SSL Certificates
A new phishing email claims to let bank customers upgrade their account to EV SSL. Don't fall for it!
View SSL Cipher details using CipherFox
A new Firefox plug-in allows you to view the specific SSL cipher that is being used to encrypt your connection to a web site.
