There Are No Winners in the Google/Symantec Feud
Symantec Owes its Customers Better, But So Does Google. The ongoing feud between Symantec and the browser community, specifically Google, is bad for the entire SSL industry. Its consequences will…
Symantec Owes its Customers Better, But So Does Google. The ongoing feud between Symantec and the browser community, specifically Google, is bad for the entire SSL industry. Its consequences will…
But has this SHA-1 Collision truly broken SHA-1? “We have broken SHA-1 in practice.” That is the opening sentence on shattered.io, the official website for the first practical demonstration of…
A balance needs to be found between security and usability. This week the Certificate Authority and Browser Forum (CAB Forum) is voting on a ballot that would make changes to…
But even if CAB Forum Ballot 185 fails, it may happen anyway. Last week, the Certificate Authority and Browser Forum began voting on a new proposal, CAB Forum Ballot 185,…
Ugly HTTP Extension Makes HTTP Pages Dreary. We are always writing about the ways Google is making HTTPS better and discouraging people from sticking with HTTP. Its latest effort is…
Data URL phishing has Google thinking restrictions. Chrome is considering limiting the functionality of data: URLs in order to curb mis-use of the URL scheme by phishers. Data: is a URL…
A quick guide on how to view SSL certificate details in Chrome 56. Starting in Chrome 56, you will no longer be able to see details about a website’s SSL…
Warning about Insecure Login Pages is just the start… This week, Google Chrome 56 and Mozilla Firefox 51 were both released. These updates bring a new warning about insecure login…
A reminder that Chrome will eventually mark all HTTP pages as “not secure.” Google Search Console (formerly Webmaster Tools) has begun sending a new message to site owners about unsecured…
Quantum Computers Create A Need For New Cryptography Methods. A few months ago, Chrome began a real-world experiment testing post-quantum cryptography. The experiment involved shipping a new TLS key-agreement method,…
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