Why are SSL Certificates required for Intranet Servers? Does your business use browser-based web apps? Does your private LAN/WAN network have web-based access to CRM software, Accounting & Payroll apps Analytics and Web apps, private personnel info from HRMS, customer contacts from the CRM or Service desk, or other network apps that have information that […]
To re-issue your SSL certificate is to request a modified copy of the certificate file, whereas renewing a certificate creates a new certificate file to replace the expiring file. So why use re-issue instead of renewal?Reasons to re-issue your certificate:If a certificate’s private key is compromised – re-issue the certificate with a new CSR, creating […]
Let’s Encrypt has notified that it will begin revoking up to 2 million certificates by 16:00 UTC on 28th Jan 2022 due to these certificates being issued in a manner non-compliant with the TLS Using ALPN specification. Is Your Certificate Affected? If you have a Let’s Encrypt certificate issued between 06:48 UTC on 25th Jan […]
Domain Control Validation or Domain Validation is the method by which users requesting an issue/re-issue of an SSL certificate can validate ownership of the domain/sub-domain for which it is being requested. File-based domain validation is a method of domain validation in which you validate domain ownership by uploading a file with a specific file name […]
We have got queries from several users regarding which certificate is right to use for a load balancer with web servers behind it. The answer depends on how you handle TLS termination (also called SSL Offload) in your server architecture.TLS termination at Web ServerIn this case, you will set up/configure SSL certificates in the backend […]
Multi-Domain Certificates (MDCs) are highly flexible and cost-effective SSL certificates available for use by Individuals and Organisations that own multiple domains/websites.Subject Alternative Names (SANs)Subject Alternative Name (SAN) is an extension to the X.509 specification that allows users to specify additional host names to be included in a single SSL certificate.Multi-Domain Certificates include more than one domain […]
The GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) that went into effect May 25, 2018. If you’re starting out with a fresh website without a SSL certificate, or are still struggling to get GDPR-compliant in 2021, you’re not alone.Since this EU regulation is a lot to bite off and most organizations simply don’t know all the steps […]
Here we attempt to explain the benefit of OCSP Stapling for SSL Certificate users, and how to enable OCSP Stapling in the easiest manner on Apache, Nginx, and IIS. Online Certificate Status Protocol (OCSP) was created as an alternative to the Certificate Revocation List (CRL) protocol. Both protocols are used to check whether an SSL […]
One of the rare installation scenarios is the setup of a SSL certificate for Apache 2.4 web server on Windows. Although it is always recommended to run Apache on Linux, installing SSL certificates for Apache 2.4 web server running on Windows is also easy. Pre-Requisites/Assumptions You have the SSL certificate chain (SSL certificate and CA […]
SSL Certificate installation using a Web Hosting Control Panel A SSL certificate install can be completed by uploading it using your web hosting control panel. It is a relatively simple process and you should be done in 5–7 minutes if you know what you are doing. Each control panel (such as cPanel, Plesk, etc.) has […]
