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Switch mobile security concern

Tuesday, October 16, 2007 1:13

Switch-Mobile treats data, including personally identifiable information, as an asset that must be protected against loss and unauthorized access. We employ many different security techniques to protect such data from unauthorized access by users inside and outside the company. All information we collect from our visitors are stored in databases ...

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What type of web site application. Low volume, professional or development?

Monday, August 20, 2007 21:13

Perhaps the most important differentiation between all the SSL certificates available on the market today, is the strength of the brand behind the SSL technology. SSL technology besides ensuring secure transmission of data, is an essential element in providing online customers with the confidence to buy or use a product ...

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What do I need to consider when purchasing a SSL certificate?

Friday, August 17, 2007 21:12

The following 10 considerations must be taken into account before deciding which CA and which type of SSL certificate to purchase? Each point will be discussed in more detail later. 1. What type of web site application. Low volume, professional or development? 2. How credible and stable is the CA issuing the ...

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Who are the CAs and why are there so many providers of SSL?

Thursday, August 16, 2007 21:11

There are actually less than 10 CAs issuing commercially available SSL certificates. The Appendix contains the full list of CAs. Until recently the SSL market has been monopolized by Verisign and Thawte. In 1999 Verisign acquired Thawte, and it became a Verisign subsidiary. In recent years, new global players providing ...

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How is a SSL certificate installed onto a webserver?

Wednesday, August 15, 2007 21:10

When SSL is first activated on the webserver, the webserver requires information about the identity of the website including the website domain name and company details. The webserver then creates two cryptographic keys – a Private Key and a Public Key. The Private Key is so called for a reason ...

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What type of validation is required in ssl

Monday, August 13, 2007 21:17

A trust hierarchy demands that entities "vouch" for each other. Companies that issue SSL certificates are in the business of establishing that entities on the web are, in fact, who they claim to be. The potential for criminal activity on the web (in relevance to SSL anyway), is in online ...

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Do I require a single root or intermediate SSL certificate?

Monday, August 13, 2007 21:16

Some certificates are issued directly by a Trusted Root CA certificate e.g. GeoTrust. The Trusted Root CA certificate is already contained within all popular browsers, and hence is already trusted. Some Certification Authorities do not have a Trusted Root CA certificate present in browsers, therefore they need a "chained root" ...

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How do website visitors know if a website is using SSL?

Monday, August 13, 2007 21:10

When a website visitor connects to a webserver using SSL they will see that the URL in the address bar begins with https:// rather than the usual http:// and also a small gold padlock will appear in their browser, e.g. As seen by users of Internet Explorer Whenever a browser connects to ...

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