22 results for "SSL/TLS"
SSL/TLS Certificates: What you need to know
Insight Firefox's new way of handling SSL/TLS certificates is fueling significant debate due in large part to misunderstanding the SSL/TLS certificate process. Michael Kassner explains what SSL/TLS certificates are and how they work.
Tags: Web browsers, Web servers, Authentication and encryption
SSL/TLS certificates: Perspectives helps authentication
Insight Self-signed SSL certificates are an authentication nightmare. A group of researchers have developed an application that potentially will remove some of the doubts.
Tags: Authentication and encryption, Data security, Security Management
Puerto Rico sites redirected in DNS attack
News Visitors to Google.pr, Microsoft.com.pr, Yahoo.com.pr, and others saw defaced sites instead of the legitimate sites after an attack on the domain name system in Puerto Rico last weekend.
Tags: Network security, Hacking, SSL/TLS, Spam and phishing, Phishing, PayPal, SSL, Site, Domain Name, Attack
OpenSSL hit by forgery bug
News The widely used security technology may incorrectly verify bogus signatures.
EV SSL promises more secure online transactions
Insight In order for HTTPS traffic to be secure, we need to know that the Web site we are visiting is the one we think it is. Here's a new standard that will elevate confidence.
Tags: Network security, Authentication and encryption
RSA sees looming identity crisis online
Insight The director of technology for RSA Security said businesses need to move their online customers toward a federated identity policy or security threats could bring people to lose confidence in trading.
Tags: PKI (public key infrastructure), SSL/TLS
Next-gen SSL certificates limited in phishing fight
Techguide Recent study concludes that users do not take note of extended validation SSL certificates which verify identities of legitimate Web sites.
Tags: E-commerce, Web sites, SSL/TLS
Eliminate the clients
News Virtual private networks that do not require users to download additional software on their computers enable faster deployment and reduce configuration problems.
Tags: VPNs, Network security, SSL/TLS, Security applications/tools
Next-gen SSL certificates limited in phishing fight
News Recent study concludes that users do not take note of extended validation SSL certificates which verify identities of legitimate Web sites.
Tags: E-commerce, Web sites, SSL/TLS
Google making SSL changes
News Security researcher holds off on releasing exploit after talks with Google, the only company to respond to complaints about SSL implementations.
Tags: SSL/TLS, Authentication and encryption, Web sites, Web browsers, Cookie, Security, SSL, Google Inc., MSN Hotmail, Facebook
Friendly rootkits a must for secure Web shopping?
News Secure Socket Layer certificates have made e-commerce more secure, but a U.S. security researcher reckons benevolent rootkits might do a better job.
Tags: E-commerce, SSL/TLS, Digital signatures
Request and install SSL certificates in IIS 6.0
Techguide SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) certificates are perhaps the most common way to protect information being transmitted between a visitor Web browser and your Web site.
Tags: Web sites, Web browsers, SSL/TLS, PKI (public key infrastructure)
Researcher: Even SSL-encrypted Gmail vulnerable to cookie theft
News Researcher who demonstrated the "sidejack" attack at Black Hat USA now says even encrypted Gmail can be compromised.
Tags: E-mail clients, SSL/TLS, Web browsers, Hacking
U.K. police: Let us seize encryption keys
News PCs of suspected terrorists, pedophiles gather dust as investigators struggle to decrypt hard-drive data, they say.
Tags: Authentication and encryption, PKI (public key infrastructure), SSL/TLS, Digital signatures, Legal
Be aware of this wireless Internet access vulnerability
Techguide If a public hot spot advertises itself using a specific SSID, a hacker can set up another 802.11 access point using the same SSID. Here are some things to keep in mind concerning wireless Internet access.
Tags: Networking, Mobile/Wireless, 802.11/Wi-Fi, Security, Network security, Authentication and encryption, SSL/TLS




