Mozilla and Microsoft said Thursday they are revoking trust in all certificates issued by Digicert, a Malaysian intermediate certificate authority, after it was found that it had issued 22 certificates with weak 512 bit keys and missing certificate extensions and revocation information. The Malaysian company was issued an intermediate CA…
Firefox and Internet Explorer pull trust in DigiCert SSL certificates
Mozilla and Microsoft said Thursday they are revoking trust in all certificates issued by Digicert, a Malaysian intermediate certificate authority, after it was found that it had issued 22 certificates with weak 512 bit keys and missing certificate extensions and revocation information. The Malaysian company was issued an intermediate CA…
Firefox 8 download available for early birds
Firefox enthusiasts have started downloading version 8 of the browser (warning: available downloads are for the non-final version) ahead of its official launch on 8 November. For most users, the fatiguing rapid-release schedule is making new features harder and harder to spot. Mozilla’s development team signposts changes ahead of time…
Firefox 6.0 adds clutch of useful security tweaks
The latest accelerated release for Firefox, version 6.0, arrives this week but what can users expect in advance of the more significant changes promised for version 7.0 later this year? The answer for now is better security. The short answer is that almost everything noteworthy is underneath the surface, such…