Top Stories published by Servertastic in 2011

SSL Renewal Tips

Here are a few tips to ensure renewing your SSL certificate runs smoothly.

Generate a new CSR
When it comes time to renew generate a new CSR for your SSL certificate. Do not use an existing CSR you may have had from last year. This may not meet the new minimum key size…


Mozilla/Firefox to stop accepting MD5 hash algorithm from June 30, 2011

Mozilla will be disabling MD5 in their environment from June 30, 2011. This means that any SSL certificates containing an MD5 signature algorithm will not work in later FireFox browsers after that date.


FaceBook SSL Requirements

From the 1st October 2011 FaceBook requires all Apps, elements and page tabs to use SSL so they can be accessed via https.

If your App or Page Tab does not use SSL then you are at risk of having it disabled. You can purchase a RapidSSL for as little as $10 a…


DigiNotar SSL Breach Update

Since my last post, the effects of the recent DigiNotar breach have spread across the security industry. Many media outlets recently shared some of the names of the 531 fraudulent certificates created, including Google, Facebook, Skype, Microsoft, as well as each of the major…

Google Page Speed Service

Google have recently launched a new Page Speed Service. As with most things Google this is currently by invite only but you can request access.

The service looks like a hybrid CDN service that provides additional file optimisation to boost load times.

These were the top 10 stories published by Servertastic in 2011. You can also dive into monthly archives for 2011 by using the calendar at the top of this page.

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