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Blog Post Mar 26, 2019
Why CAs Charge More for Extended Validation SSL
Extended Validation (EV) SSL certificates are one of three standard SSL certificate types issued by Certificate Authorities: DV, OV, and EV. What makes EV certificates different from the others is that they provide the highest assurance that the domain is NOT associated with a bad actor. When users see a company-branded address bar next to the URL, they can know that they are on a trusted domain.
So is an EV SSL certificate right for you? In order to determine this, it’s important to understand why the cost is higher than other certificate options, the unique value it provides, and how the issuance process works.
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EPISODE 09
Broadcast Date:
March 25, 201915 minutes
Podcast Mar 25, 2019Root Causes 09: 63-bit Serial Numbers
A recently discovered flaw in common practices reveals that potentially millions of active SSL certificates fall short of cryptographic requirements.
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All Sectigo Public Certificates Meet 64-Bit Serial Number Requirements
Blog Post from Sectigo
Blog Post Mar 13, 2019Industry PKI experts recently have discovered a flaw in certificate generation practices that employ the commonly used EJBCA CA tool, which can result in serial numbers with 63 bits of entropy as opposed to the 64 bits required by public certificate guidelines. News reports indicate that several certificate issuers are affected. We would like to clarify that NO active public certificates from Sectigo are subject to this flaw.
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Will the Imminent Death of Microsoft Edge Lead to an Insecure...
News Article from Sectigo
News Article Dec 07, 2018Reports are starting to emerge that Microsoft is to stop developing Microsoft Edge after three pretty unimpressive years and instead replace it with a Chromium-based browser. Codename Anaheim, this new browser is said be slated to replace Edge in Windows 10 although it's not clear if the Edge name will remain.
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Changes Coming to Comodo CA Certificate Lifetime Policies
Blog Post from Sectigo
Blog Post Jan 17, 2018Beginning March 1, 2018, Comodo CA will reduce the maximum lifetime for all SSL (TLS) certificates to a maximum of 825 days, or just over 27-months. This timeline is down from the current term of 39-months, meaning the maximum validity for an SSL certificate will be two years. Three-year certificates will be removed as options from our retail website, API’s and provisioning portals.
