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Heartbleed Flaw in OpenSSL and the
Heartbleed was a flaw in OpenSSL that allowed attackers to read pieces of a server’s private memory—even when the connection used HTTPS. Disclosed in April 2014, it was tracked as…
How does VPN network locking work?
How VPN Network Locks Work (and How to Set It Up on Windows 11) How VPN Network Locks Work (and How to Set It Up on Windows 11) Published on:…
Chrome Screen Turns Red? How to Fix the Hardware Acceleration Glitch
Chrome Screen Turns Red? Fix the Hardware Acceleration Glitch Chrome Screen Turns Red? How to Fix the Hardware Acceleration Glitch A browser window that suddenly turns bright red can look…
Acrobat Protection – Confidentiality and Signing
Does Adobe Acrobat Fill & Sign Encrypt a PDF? Does Adobe Acrobat Fill & Sign Encrypt a PDF? No. Using Adobe Acrobat's Fill & Sign feature does not, by itself,…
Automated TLS Certificate Lifecycle with Let’s Encrypt and Certbot
Automated TLS Certificate Lifecycle with Let’s Encrypt and Certbot Managing TLS certificates traditionally involves several manual steps: generating cryptographic keys, creating a Certificate Signing Request (CSR), submitting it to a…
Automating Certificate Life Cycle Management
Automating TLS Certificate Management: From Let’s Encrypt to AWS ACM and Private PKI Manually managing TLS certificates does not scale well. The traditional process involves generating private keys, creating Certificate…
Client and Server Certificates
Client vs. Server Certificates: Understanding Certificates, CSRs, and Private Keys TLS certificates are commonly associated with web servers, but certificates can identify both servers and clients. A server certificate allows…
Mutual TLS
Mutual TLS (mTLS) Normal TLS primarily authenticates the server to the client. With mutual TLS, both sides present certificates. Client │ │ Client Certificate ▼ Server │ │ Server Certificate…
Certificates and Machine Identities – ACM versus Custom PKI
Certificates and Machine Identity Certificate management is becoming increasingly important because modern enterprises have far more machine identities than human identities. These can include: Applications APIs Containers Microservices Servers Devices…
Chrome allow precise location bypasses VPN controls
When you grant Chrome precise location access, it is often able to determine your real physical location even if your IP address is hidden behind a VPN. Here's how it…