What are UCC SSL Certificates? This type of certificate is an SSL or TLS digital certificate also known as a multi domain certificate, meaning it can protect more than just one name and is not a wildcard. Another name is a SAN certificate, or Subject Alternative Name certificate. A UCC SSL … [Read more...] about UCC SSL Certificates
openssl s_time – How to measure SSL performance
This article will demonstrate how to measure SSL and TLS performance using the openssl s_time utility from OpenSSL, the cryptography and SSL/TLS Toolkit. This utility allows you to connect to a remote host with SSL. Note that the connection must be SSL and does not support a plaintext or any other … [Read more...] about openssl s_time – How to measure SSL performance
Python Public Private Key Encryption
The purpose of this article is to demonstrate how to use Python to perform public private key encryption. Public key encryption is a form of asymmetric encryption using a public and private key, different from symmetric encryption which uses a single shared secret key. For additional encryption … [Read more...] about Python Public Private Key Encryption
python requests authentication
python requests authentication provides multiple mechanisms for authentication to web service endpoints, including basic auth, X.509 certificate authentication, and authentication with a bearer token (JWT or OAuth2 token). This article will cover the basic examples for authenticating with each of … [Read more...] about python requests authentication
certbot apache ubuntu
This article will demonstrate how to automate the renewal of SSL certificates, specifically letsencrypt certificates, using the certbot utility with apache on an ubuntu OS. The examples in this article will work on Ubuntu 18.04 and greater. They may also work on previous version of Ubuntu but if … [Read more...] about certbot apache ubuntu
How to Install an SSL Certificate on Apache
To configure SSL with Apache you must have an SSL certificate in install. The instructions provided in this article will provide guidance for web server administrators, system administrators, web developers, or any other IT folks who may need to configure SSL in an Apache Installation. Read further … [Read more...] about How to Install an SSL Certificate on Apache
Panorama Certificate Automation
This article will demonstrate how to in Panorama perform certificate automation with the ACME protocol. Both Let's Encrypt and ZeroSSL will be demonstrated. acme.sh will be the ACME client used as it has a convenient deploy hook to the Palo Alto devices. acme.sh can be used as a standalone … [Read more...] about Panorama Certificate Automation
Python Self Signed Certificate
The python programming language can be used to create a self signed certificate. Self Signed Certificates can be used for internal systems that do not need automatic public trust from a well known CA (Certification Authority). The downside to using self signed certificates is that they must be … [Read more...] about Python Self Signed Certificate