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04-18-2014, 06:38 AM
Heartbleed Aftershock: The New Certificate Threat
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Ten days after the Heartbleed (http://mashable.com/category/heartbleed/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss) bug was first revealed to the public, companies are scrambling to ***** servers and update software. But the crisis isn't over.
See also: The Heartbleed Hit List: The Passwords You Need to Change Right **w (http://mashable.com/2014/04/09/heartbleed-bug-websites-affected/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss)
It's **t e**ugh for companies to simply ***** the copy of OpenSSL — the software at the root of the Heartbleed bug. Companies must also revoke and reissue digital certificates for their Heartbleed-vulnerable sites. And the clock is ticking.
The DL on digital certificates
A digital certificate — often called an SSL certificate — is most commonly used by a web browser to validate that a web server is secure. The website applies for a certificate with a certification authority (CA) as a way to prove the site is who it says it is. This certificate shows that website X is connected with a specific name, email and DNS address, which helps "prove" its identity. Read more... (http://mashable.com/2014/04/17/heartbleed-digital-certificates/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss)
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Ten days after the Heartbleed (http://mashable.com/category/heartbleed/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss) bug was first revealed to the public, companies are scrambling to ***** servers and update software. But the crisis isn't over.
See also: The Heartbleed Hit List: The Passwords You Need to Change Right **w (http://mashable.com/2014/04/09/heartbleed-bug-websites-affected/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss)
It's **t e**ugh for companies to simply ***** the copy of OpenSSL — the software at the root of the Heartbleed bug. Companies must also revoke and reissue digital certificates for their Heartbleed-vulnerable sites. And the clock is ticking.
The DL on digital certificates
A digital certificate — often called an SSL certificate — is most commonly used by a web browser to validate that a web server is secure. The website applies for a certificate with a certification authority (CA) as a way to prove the site is who it says it is. This certificate shows that website X is connected with a specific name, email and DNS address, which helps "prove" its identity. Read more... (http://mashable.com/2014/04/17/heartbleed-digital-certificates/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss)
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