A lot can be learned about SSL/TLS by analyzing real-world bugs and the ways in which vendors patch them. This past week OpenSSL 1.1.1k was released, which corrected two high severity bugs in the popular OpenSSL software. Specifically, CVE-2021-3450 and CVE-2021-3449 are considered to be “high” severity but not “critical” severity because while they are extremely impactful, they affect less common … [read more →]
To improve web PKI and security, Certificate Authorities (CA) will no longer be issuing SSL/TLS certificates with validity periods longer than one-year starting September 1, 2020. Initiated by Apple Safari and joined by Google Chrome and Mozilla Firefox, the new max validity period will be 398 days which is one-year plus a 33-day renewal grace period. The shortening of certificate validity… [read more →]
New Portal Public Beta Release We have been working hard over the last few months on our new Client Portal to release new features and improvements. At the beginning of 2019 we released the very first beta release of our new portal. Although minimal in features, the feedback we received from our beta testers was very positive. This pushed as to continue making it the best portal possible. We want… [read more →]