Subject Alternative Name (SAN) lets you secure multiple host names under just one certificate. Subject Alternative Name extension has been part of X509 certificate standard since before the year 1999. But it became popular only recently after its application in Microsoft Exchange 2007 which use these certificates to simplify server configuration. Key Elements of SAN SSL Certificate: Certificates that use Subject Alternative Name SSL Certificates are strong ssl certificates to secure multiple Read more [...]

New Certificate/Browser (CA/B) Forum Industry Standard Set to Begin on January 1st, 2014 As per the new rule agreed upon at the Certificate/Browser (CA/B) forum, the governing body for the SSL industry, all active, issued security certificates must be signed with 2048-bit encryption beginning January 1st, 2014. This new standard was suggested by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and is a pre-emptive response to the growing sophistication of hackers and super computers, Read more [...]

It’s now the best time to step up security because, well, it’s required now. The specific dates of these mandates for new certificates and renewals will vary depending on the brand and type of certificate. For some, there is nothing that needs to be done for those currently installed certificates, however, when those certificates expire users will need to renew by generating a Certificate Signing Request of at least 2048-bits. If you have a SSL Certificate that does not expire until after December Read more [...]

Mozilla just released their new “Mixed Content Blocker” feature in the latest beta release of Firefox. It is a new feature for Firefox, which blocks insecure (HTTP) content that is being served on SSL-secured sites (HTTPS). The Mixed Content Blocker is shown as a shield in the browser bar, to the left of the SSL encryption lock. The Mixed Content Blocker is a proactive protection measure that stops “active” content from running on SSL-encrypted sites, which can hijack or modify a viewer’s. Read more [...]

Extended Validation Certificates offer a green address bar that the customers see when they visit the page. In order to acquire the green address bar, a more stringent validation must be performed and satisfactorily passed. While both EV SSL and standard SSL certificates encrypt the information being transferred from the businesses server to the end users browsers, they require completely different levels of authentication. The different levels of authentication that are offered will also result Read more [...]