This information is also available as a TechRepublic download. SSL (Secure Socket Layer) and its successor TLS (Transport Layer Security) are two technologies that enable secure communications on a ...

Let us introduce some people who will help us talk about cryptography and SSL/TLS. First we have Alice and Bob. They live far apart and love communicating with each other, but because they want to ...

TLS is the successor to the better-known SSL (Secure Socket Layer) encryption protocol; both are used to secure data communications between browsers and the destination server. The makers of the four ...

The CA/Browser Forum has voted to significantly reduce the lifespan of SSL/TLS certificates over the next 4 years, with a final lifespan of just 47 days starting in 2029. The CA/Browser Forum is a ...

Google released a tool that can be used to test whether the SSL/TLS encrypted connections opened by applications or devices are vulnerable to man-in-the-middle attacks. A man-in-the-middle (MitM) ...

SSL is essential nowadays because web browsers display warnings when it’s not available on a website. This applies to local sites, such as websites hosted on your computer for testing purposes. Buying ...