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Digital Certificate? A Basic Definition
A digital document issued by a certification authority that contains the holder’s name, serial number, public key and the document’s expiration date. Digital certificates are used in public key infrastructure to send and receive secure, encrypted messages.
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Elliptic Introduces Ellipsys Security Architecture Premier Security Software Solution for Embedded Systems
Published January 5, 2009, 12:21 pm, CanadaIT.com
OTTAWA, CANADA, December 17, 2008 - Security IP provider Elliptic today announced the launch of its Ellipsys Security Architecture (ESA). As a leading supplier of security IP for the last six years, Elliptic has developed and licensed a portfolio of robust embedded security products that encompass symmetric and asymmetric cryptography, IPsec, secure boot and content protection through DTCP.
Mozilla, Microsoft and VeriSign Tackle MD5 Flaw
Published January 5, 2009, 10:54 am, Enterprise IT Planet
Industry rushes to address vulnerability found at the heart of some digital certificate services.
Brief: Survey: One in seven SSL certificates are weak
Published January 5, 2009, 9:22 am, SecurityFocus
Survey: One in seven SSL certificates are weak
VeriSign addresses MD5 flaw
Published January 5, 2009, 7:40 am, SearchSecurity.com
VeriSign is moving completely to the new SHA-1 hash function to avoid a vulnerability affecting SSL certificates. Microsoft and Mozilla also weighed in on the problem.
The Problem With HTTPS SSL Runs Deeper Than MD5
Published January 5, 2009, 6:15 am, CircleID
The recent research highlighting the alarming practice of Secure Socket Layer (SSL) Certificate Authority (CA) vendors using the MD5 hashing algorithm (which was known to be broken since 2005) has shown a major crack in the foundation of the Web. While the latest research has shown that fake SSL certificates with MD5 hashes can be forged to perfection when the CA (such as VeriSign's RapidSSL) ...
14% of SSL certificates on the Internet potentially unsafe
Published January 3, 2009, 1:53 pm, TG Daily
Netcraft provided more details on a critical digital certificate vulnerability revealed last week. Although Microsoft downplayed the problem by stating that the successful exploit was not published, Netcraft found that 14% of SSL certificates use the vulnerable MD5 hashing algorithm. That number may provide a large enough target for attackers to invest time into cracking MD5, while certificate ...
VeriSign Drops Vulnerable Certificate Algorithm
Published January 2, 2009, 8:56 am, NewsFactor via Yahoo! News
Following a recent report that an algorithm for creating secure Web-site certificates could be vulnerable, VeriSign has announced it will no longer use the algorithm.
Microsoft: MD5 hack poses no major threats to users
Published January 1, 2009, 5:47 pm, ARNnet
In reaction to the news that security researchers have come up with a way to spoof the digital certificates that secure many Web sites, Microsoft downplayed the threat to users.
Pair of Westonka teachers garner technology in education honor
Published January 1, 2009, 4:20 am, The Laker
Jenny Naslund and Sue Simonson from the Westonka School District were recognized as TIES Exceptional Teachers at the TIES 2008 Education Technology Conference in Minneapolis, Dec. 9. They were among 67 teachers from 33 districts.
The Time Warner-MTV Tussle
Published December 31, 2008, 6:04 pm, BusinessWeek
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Mon Jan 5
- Digital Certification X509Certificat e C# Asp.net: es the issuer name unambiguous if it is used by more than one entity.
- 14% of SSL certificates on the Internet potentially unsafe: Netcraft provided more details on a critical digital certificate vulnerability revealed last week. Although Microsoft downplayed the problem by stating that the successful exploit was not published, Netcraft found that 14% of SSL certificates (135,000 total!) use the vulnerable MD5 hashing algorithm.
Thu Jan 1
- Weakness In Internet Security Uncovered: As a result of this weakness it is possible to impersonate secure websites and email servers and to perform virtually undetectable phishing attacks, implying that visiting secure websites is not as safe as it should be and is believed to be.
Tue Dec 30
- firmadigital: Firma digital en e-mails por Don Pepito y Don José
Sun Dec 28
- Creating a digital ID at Thawte with Safari: A Step-by-Step Example
- Step One: Creating a Digital ID - Requesting a Public Certificate
Tue Dec 23
- SBL Network Security Solutions - Cryptography Services: SBL provide solutions for creating an environment for authenticated electronic communications and transactions. SBL will help you to manage digital certificates for private transactions.
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Wed Dec 3
- Adobe - Developer Center : Digitally signing Adobe AIR applications
- myGUIDE " Blog Archive " Generating self-signed certificate using ADT to sign AIR applications
- All About Authenticode: Authenticode is a technology developed by Microsoft to allow computers to verify the origin of programs, documents and other computer files. What is Authenticode used for? The most common use of Authenticode is to certify software that runs on Microsoft Windows. An Authenticode digital signature allows you to be sure that the software is genuine, not a Trojan or other malicious program masquerading as another product. It also allows you to detect if a program has been tampered with - for example, infected by a virus.
- Authenticode: Microsoft Authenticode, which is based on industry standards, allows developers to include information about themselves and their code with their programs through the use of digital signatures.
Mon Dec 1
- Proof of Ownership and Compliance Online - Digiprove: Prove you own it, prove you did it, prove you sent it.
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