/explore

Click through on any links that interest you or select the planets on the right to continue exploring the Outer Web.
You are here

rys.sommefeldt.com
| | www.agwa.name
1.4 parsecs away

Travel
| | [AI summary] A technical deep dive explaining the hierarchy of SSL certificate providers, distinguishing between trusted root CAs, intermediates, and resellers to clarify which entities actually control the integrity of the internet's certificate ecosystem.
| | squanderingti.me
2.8 parsecs away

Travel
| | A handy explanation for the fields in a digital certificate.
| | dadrian.io
2.1 parsecs away

Travel
| | This post is about HTTPS (X.509) certificates used on the web1. It has two parts: Certificates explained without cryptography Certificates explained with cryptography The explanation with cryptography depends on the explanation without cryptography, so you'll want to either read both, or only read Part 1. Certificates and certification authorities, explained without cryptography Websites use certificates to prove that they're the "real" website2, and not an imposter. The certificate is used to bootstrap ...
| | educatedguesswork.org
12.3 parsecs away

Travel
|