Troy Hunt

AUGUST 12, 2019

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Troy Hunt

SEPTEMBER 17, 2018

That's it - I'm calling it - extended validation certificates are dead. Moving on, they then state that you can "activate the green address bar" simply by purchasing an EV cert: To activate the green address bar on your website, you just need to purchase and install an Extended Validation (EV) SSL certificate.

Marketing 110

Marketing Phishing Encryption IT 110

Troy Hunt

AUGUST 16, 2019

(you've got 2 days until the old versions die) Chegg had 40M accounts breach with unsalted MD5 password hashes! (it

Passwords 55

Passwords Privacy IT 55

Troy Hunt

JULY 12, 2018

The rapid adoption has been driven by a combination of ever more visible browser warnings (it was Chrome and Firefox's changes which prompted the aforementioned tipping point post), more easily accessible certificates via both Let's Encrypt and Cloudflare and a growing awareness of the risks that unencrypted traffic presents.

Risk 110

Risk Phishing Encryption IT 110

Troy Hunt

MAY 21, 2019

Sometimes the discussion around extended validation certificates (EV) feels a little like flogging a dead horse. In fact, it was only September that I proposed EV certificates are already dead for all sorts of good reasons that have only been reinforced since that time.

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Troy Hunt

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

We see it every day; weight loss pills, make money fast schemes and if you travel in the same circles I do, claims that extended validation (EV) certificates actually do something useful: Why are you still claiming this @digicert ? I have a vehement dislike for misleading advertising. So, all good right? EV is better?

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Phishing Security IT Paper 134