Topic: tls certificates
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TLS Deadline: 47 Days to Avert System Outages
Major technology providers are mandating that all public TLS certificates must have a maximum validity of 47 days by 2029, drastically reducing the current 398-day standard to enhance security. This change introduces significant operational challenges, as organizations already struggle with certi...
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Rising Threat: More 1.1.1.1 Certificates Mis-Issued
Mis-issued TLS certificates for Cloudflare's 1.1.1.1 service raised security concerns, potentially allowing interception and manipulation of encrypted DNS traffic. Cloudflare confirmed twelve certificates were improperly issued by Fina CA, all now revoked with no evidence of malicious use. The er...
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1.1.1.1 DNS Mis-issued Certificates Threaten Internet Security
Three mis-issued TLS certificates for the DNS resolver 1.1.1.1 were discovered, posing a serious security risk to encrypted DNS queries and potentially other Cloudflare services. The certificates, issued by a Microsoft-trusted authority, could have allowed interception of encrypted traffic on Win...
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Google Squeezes 2.5kB into 64 Bytes to Quantum-Proof HTTPS
Google is implementing quantum-resistant HTTPS certificates in Chrome to secure web browsing against future quantum computing threats, but the new certificates are about 40 times larger than current ones, posing a performance risk. The increased certificate size threatens to slow down website con...
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