The newest scam in the certificate business is EV SSL (Extended Validation Secure Sockets Layer) certificates. If you pay more money, then you get a more “secure” certificate.<\/p>\n
But the reality is the certificate is no more secure then any other. All you get is a green tinted tool bar in the web browser. You only get this green tinted tool bar if your browser publisher decides to implement this feature.<\/p>\n
This is completely backwards.<\/p>\n
The contents of an SSL certificate is really important, it needs<\/strong> to be presented to the user. All web browsers I have used have given the option for the user to view the certificate and this is good. But we need more. I think the chain of trust should be displayed above the web page every time a certificate is accepted by the browser. This section should not be removable or modifiable. No more “trusting” https. No need to buy overpriced certificates.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The newest scam in the certificate business is EV SSL (Extended Validation Secure Sockets Layer) certificates. If you pay more money, then you get a more “secure” certificate. But the reality is the certificate is no more secure then any … Continue reading