The padlock on a browser’s address bar is supposed to give Net travelers some security in insecure virtual space, but that’s not always the case. Some dangerous flaws lurk behind the padlock. They can weaken the effectiveness of encrypted Internet connections and compromise TLS/SSL processes, including domain validation, end-to-end encryption, and the chains of trust certificate authorities have put in place, Google points out at its SSL certificate transparency website.
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Google Pushes Transparency for SSL Certificates
Posted by: John P. Mello Jr. October 27, 2015 11:53 AMThe padlock on a browser’s address bar is supposed to give Net travelers some security in insecure virtual space, but that’s not always the case. Some dangerous flaws lurk behind the padlock. They can weaken the effectiveness of encrypted Internet connections and compromise TLS/SSL processes, including domain validation, end-to-end encryption, and the chains of trust certificate authorities have put in place, Google points out at its SSL certificate transparency website.