It has been 11 days since the public disclosure of a major bug in OpenSSL, known as Heartbleed. I have been asked about my thoughts by a few people(both technical and non-technical), and so I find myself writing this blog post. I must mention that security disclosures occur on a weekly(if not, daily) basis, but …
Category Archives: Protocol
HTTPS security
HTTPS is a secure layering of the HTTP protocol used for communication over a computer network, most notably used on the internet. It achieves this security by using the SSL/TLS protocol, which is the standard as far as securing web applications go. In particular, HTTPS is used by banks, social networks, live streaming services, …