A high-severity bug in OpenSSL was disclosed today, and it affects only organizations that installed an update released in June, and allows anyone with an untrusted ...

eWEEK content and product recommendations are editorially independent. We may make money when you click on links to our partners. Learn More. The open-source OpenSSL cryptographic library project came ...

I'm trying to generate a certificate (using the openssl command line tool) that can't actually DO anything - can't sign, can't encrypt. Is this possible? It seems like the purpose of the certificate ...

With the evolution of the internet, the solutions for better protection of websites increase -- and so does the creativity of cybercriminals. For several years now, organizations like Google have been ...

A reader reported receiving a message in Google Search Console about a self-signed SSL certificate. Google has been sending warnings about this for years. A self-signed SSL certificate is one that is ...

Most secure sites and pages use Secure Socket Layer certificates to create encrypted links between your browser and the Web server. The SSL certificate isn't ...

You wouldn't hand your credit card over to someone selling watches from street-side tables; you should protect your information just as vigilantly online. Almost all reputable sites that collect ...