If I control both sides of a connection, is there any reason to support alternate cipher suites?

If I have a system where I have 100% control over the client operating system and the server operating system, is there any use case for enabling more than one cipher suite (or any of the options that something like openssl will let you co… Continue reading If I control both sides of a connection, is there any reason to support alternate cipher suites?

What is the difference between a server and an appliance for PCI purposes?

I administer a few hundred servers and am going through a yearly PCI audit. This time around we need to prove that we’ve got anti-virus protection on our “systems commonly affected by malicious software (particularly personal computers an… Continue reading What is the difference between a server and an appliance for PCI purposes?