Difference between trust anchors and certificate authorities

Trust anchors and (root) certificates authorities are often used interchangeably and it’s easy to think that they are the same thing. The answer in Can an intermediate CA be trusted like a self-signed root CA? contains some nice discussion… Continue reading Difference between trust anchors and certificate authorities

How can I make an SSL certificate for an IoT device trusted on all browsers?

I have a web server running on an IoT device, more specifically, on an ESP32.
This web server serves a website that is used for managing the device and can contain some sensitive information, hence I need to serve the website using HTTPS. … Continue reading How can I make an SSL certificate for an IoT device trusted on all browsers?

How to update certificates and certificate revocation lists on a Windows 7 box that does not have any networking? [migrated]

For a Windows 7 Home Premium box that does not have internet or network (LAN/WAN) access, how can one update the machine’s list of valid and revoked security certificates?
A non-connected device (no devices are connected to the Windows 7 b… Continue reading How to update certificates and certificate revocation lists on a Windows 7 box that does not have any networking? [migrated]

Client authentication using X509 certificates behind the scenes

In my application I’ve successfully implemented client authentication using X509 certificates
Here’s what I’ve done:

Issued a self-signed CA root certificate with a private key
Issued a web-server certificate with a private key and signed… Continue reading Client authentication using X509 certificates behind the scenes

How to create a TLS-enabled Kubernetes service with AWS ACM/PCA for a common application?

I created TLS via AWS private CA and cert-manager then set it in Kubernetes from this blog:
TLS-enabled Kubernetes clusters with ACM Private CA and Amazon EKS
In this way we can access the application service via self-signed CA(PCA) but th… Continue reading How to create a TLS-enabled Kubernetes service with AWS ACM/PCA for a common application?