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“Something expired deep insideThe day the music died” Earlier this week, the music streaming service Spotify went down for about an hour. (We “heard it from a friend who heard…
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We’ll break down the two main types of encryption — symmetric and asymmetric — before diving into the list of the 5 most commonly used encryption algorithms to simplify them…
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Understanding advanced encryption standard on basic level doesn’t require a higher degree in computer science or Matrix-level consciousness — let’s break AES encryption down into layman’s terms Hey, all. We…
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Just because quantum computing is a few years away doesn’t mean that you should avoid thinking about how to deal with this emerging threat now with quantum resistant algorithms Every…
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While you try to lock down your windows, your door could be wide open. Many of my friends ask me if I get bored writing about encryption day-after-day. Well, this…
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The world’s leading free SSL provider announces that millions of certificates are being revoked due to a bug they discovered days ago — giving subscribers potentially only hours to respond…
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Mozilla announced that the browser will automatically enable domain name system encryption for U.S. users ‘over the next few weeks’ to increase privacy & security On Feb. 25, Mozilla announced…
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Starting Sept. 1, Safari will no longer trust SSL/TLS certificates with validity periods longer than 398 days Starting Sept. 1, Apple’s Safari browser will no longer trust SSL/TLS leaf certificates…
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In collaboration with several other certificate authorities, DigiCert has proposed 4 enhancements to the EV SSL validation processes “On the Internet, nobody knows you’re a dog.” Cartoonist Peter Steiner penned…
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Here’s what you need to know about delegated credentials and how they’ll affect your certificate management Facebook, Mozilla, and Cloudflare just announced the development of delegated credentials, a new cryptographic…
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