It's time for another 6 month update on the state of security online that's a little late! This is the second report using the new data source that was announced in the last report so we have some good comparisons to make when we take a look at the data.…
Tag: Let's Encrypt
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Yesterday it was announced that Let's Encrypt are to revoke a large number of certificates after identifying a bug in their CA software, Boulder. This blog is here to keep a record of details related to this event and help those affected. What happenedLet's Encrypt found a bug in their…
Yes, it's that time of year again and the last 6+ months have flown by. Time for a look at the state of security in the Top 1 Million sites on the web! Here are the results, updates, trends and analysis for the progress we've made over the last 6…
Let's Encrypt have announced that on July 8th, 2019 they will begin issuing new certificates from their own intermediate CA and not their current cross-signed intermediate. Here's what that means and what action, if any, site operators need to take. Let's EncryptI've spoken extensively about Let's Encrypt on my blog…
It's a little late but here it is! The analysis of the Alexa Top 1 Million sites for February of 2019. We have good news, increased numbers, new comparisons and more! The crawlI can't believe this is the 8th report I've done on the Alexa Top 1 Million and the…
Let's Encrypt are amazing and regular readers will know I'm a huge fan of theirs, having covered them numerous times on my blog. They issue more certificates and cover more domains than any other CA out there, all for free. Whilst all of these are amazing facts, we are creating…
It's time! August 2018 represents the 7th time I've published a report of the Alexa Top 1 Million sites so let's get stuck in and see what changes have taken place over the last six months on the biggest sites on the web. Crawler data As always the data from…
I've had a pretty chaotic few weeks and come weekend I like to chill out and tinker with little projects on my backlog. Months ago I bought some Amazon Dash buttons with every intention of using them but never actually getting around to it. It's time to change that and…
Those that know me or have followed me online will know I'm a massive advocate of encryption on the web. One of my goals is to help encrypt as much of the web as I can by sharing knowledge and information, building tools and services, speaking at conferences and countless…
It's that time of year again! I'm really excited to publish the 6th installment of my Alexa Top 1 Million analysis so we can take a look over our progress on securing the web over the last 6 months. Previous Crawls It's hard to believe there are now 5 previous…
