Apple recently announced that Safari will reject certificates on the expiry date since its creation lasted 13 months. This movement, within the good and the bad, is meant to be improve safety about interacting with the web pages we visit.
What is an SSL Certificate?
When we visit a web page, the most common thing is that the communication between us and the server takes place in writing. This is what we know as HTTPS. Because of this written connection, all information we receive from the server, or that we send to the server, will not be accessible to anyone other than the server itself and us.
As we know, encryption can be described very simply, in a very simple way as a function of mathematics in numbers, in details. This is where the certificate comes into play. The certification body confirms, for example, who the applesfera.com website says it is.
When we visit a page we don't have to trust it, but we will trust the company that confirms it "allow" page itself. In addition, in the certificate that this page uses to demonstrate its reliability, a series of numerical values are included where we will support the encryption of communications.
Expiry of new certificates
Like any other certification tool, certificates have i expiry date from where they stopped working. Usually when an entity requests a certificate, it usually does for one, two or five years. And this is where Apple wants to foster change.
Starting September 1, all new certificates will be required to be valid for at least one year for Safari, and for all web-enabled browsers, to be considered active. All certificates issued after September 1, and passed 398 days of legalization, will be rejected from the first minute. Certificates issued before September 1 will continue to be valid until they expire.
The rating was obtained thanks to Giant, the certification authority. Applying this new policy to Safari Apple will ensure that all websites that require visits from iPhone, iPad or Mac certificates are used within one year or less.
What is accomplished by this organization? That the certificates are constantly renewed. And why? It's easy, because it's encryption algorithms too levels need to emerge to stay active. A certificate issued for five years may, from its half-life, not provide secure securities because, for example, the emergence of new vandalism.
More security but more dedication
The end result of Apple's action is to ensure that websites use updated certificates and the latest cryptographic standards. This rate will decrease the number of old or discarded certificates that can be shared and reused phishing
Replacing certificates is always something, although simple, requires knowing how to do it and has the time and tools to do it. In one sense web pages should pay close attention to the certification issue but, on the other hand, i the ability to respond to a threat in the certification papers it will be too much. In addition, services such as Let Encrypt, which offers free 90-day certificates and automatic renewal, will be highly feasible.
He the balance between safety and comfort It's sad but Apple's move is straightforward. The use of one-year certificates is very common although services like GitHub or Microsoft usually renew itself for two years. At this rate Apple will be pushing for a good year-end trend to continue. Can you manage any web? What do you think of the new rate? Tell me in the comments.
Source | To King
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