CA Security Council to Help Improve Internet Certificate Security in 2016 | Linux Today

CA Security Council to Help Improve Internet Certificate Security in 2016

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Sean Michael Kerner
Dec 28, 2015

At the heart of much of the Internet’s security is the use of Secure Sockets Layer/Transport Layer Security (SSL/TLS), which provides encryption for data in motion.

Certificate Authorities (CAs) are the trusted entities that issue TLS certificates, and as a group, the CAs are gearing up for big year in 2016, with multiple efforts designed to improve the security of the Internet.

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Sean Michael Kerner

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