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EPISODE 179
Broadcast Date:
August 24, 202114 minutes
Podcast Aug 24, 2021Root Causes 179: Standards for Certificates Apart from SSL
SSL is not the only regulated type of digital certificate. We discuss the rules for S/MIME, eIDAS, code signing, document signing, and SSH certificates.
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Sectigo Use Case: Azure Key Vault
Datasheet from Sectigo
Datasheet May 07, 2021Sectigo Certificate Manager enables issuance from Azure for many certificates, including Adobe Document Signing, Code Signing, and those from a private CA.
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What is PKI: Definition, guide and more
Blog Post from Sectigo
Blog Post Apr 08, 2021Public key infrastructure (PKI) manages identity and security within Internet communications to protect people, devices, and data.
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EPISODE 142
Broadcast Date:
January 18, 202112 minutes
Podcast Jan 18, 2021Root Causes 142: Removing Street and Postal Code from Public Certs
On March 1 Sectigo will remove street address and postal/zip code information from its public certificates of all types. Our hosts explain why.
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What an X.509 certificate is & how it works
Blog Post from Sectigo
Blog Post Jan 07, 2021An X.509 certificate is a digital certificate based on the widely accepted international X.509 standard. Learn why they’re important, how they work & more.
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The SolarWinds Orion Attack and PKI
Blog Post from Sectigo
Blog Post Dec 21, 2020The SolarWinds attack touches on digital certificates and identity authentication in some important ways.
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EPISODE 137
Broadcast Date:
December 21, 202031 minutes
Podcast Dec 21, 2020Root Causes 137: SolarWinds Supply Chain Attack and Digital Identity
The SolarWinds supply chain attack i includes unusual manipulations of digital identity and certificates. We explore these aspects of the attack.
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EPISODE 131
Broadcast Date:
November 30, 202017 minutes
Podcast Nov 30, 2020Root Causes 131: Apple OCSP Slowdown Explained
Apple's Big Sur OS rollout drove a slowdown in the company's OCSP responders, affecting all Apple operating systems. We explain what happened and why.
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The Digital Signatures Boom: Email, Document, & Code Signing
Blog Post from Sectigo
Blog Post Oct 27, 2020The Covid-19 pandemic has undoubtedly changed the way we do business, forcing even more of our communications online as face-to-face meetings became impractical. Pivotal to securing these virtual practices is the digital signature.
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Don’t ‘Compromise’ Your Code Amid Malware Mayhem
Blog Post from Sectigo
Blog Post Apr 21, 2020With EV Code Signing Certificates, the EV vetting process is mandated by the CA/Browser Forum, discouraging fraudsters from attempting to obtain them.
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Windows CryptoAPI Spoofing Vulnerability Revealed
Notification from Sectigo
Notification Jan 17, 2020This week Microsoft disclosed the existence of a critical vulnerability in how Windows operating systems validate ECC-based x.509 certificates and released patches for affected versions that are supported.
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Sectigo Code Signing Authentication Evolves
Blog Post from Sectigo
Blog Post Jan 07, 2020Some Sectigo Code Signing certificate subscribers have opined recently that our Code Signing authentication now includes additional steps and requirements it did not have in previous years. This observation is accurate. Sectigo of recent has increased its process and requirements for obtaining Code Signing certificates.