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Google and EFF propose improvements to HTTPS as GlobalSign releases CA breach report

15

Dec

2011

Certificate authority GlobalSign, who was implicated as having suffered a security breach by the infamous “ComodoHacker”, have released their final report on the incident. **APPLAUSE** Not only is the report thorough and convincing, but it appears that GlobalSign took every action, exactly as they should have, both during and after the incident. The report’s conclusion? […]

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Fraudulent Google.com Certificate Causes Worries

30

Aug

2011

A Dutch certificate authority, DigiNotar, has issued a fraudulent SSL certificate for google.com, which may lead to people attempting to use Google services being compromised. According to H Security, “The certificate was issued on 10 July to unknown persons in Iran.”The Electronic Frontier Foundation even states that this has led to man-in-the-middle attacks that may […]

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Firefox Extension Forces HTTPS Whenever Possible

05

Aug

2011

The Electronic Frontier Foundation has funded the development of a new Firefox extension, HTTPS Everywhere, which is now available. This extension forces web browsers to try and use HTTPS addresses whenever possible. HTTPS is the secure version of HTTP, which means that data you send and receive is encrypted. However, HTTPS Everywhere only works with […]

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