Christopher Blizzard

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Category: Security

Firefox 3, SSL and self-signed certs

Since the release of Firefox 3 I’ve gotten this question over and over again:

Why does Firefox 3 make it so hard to use a self-signed certificates?

It was pointed out to me, rightfully so, that this tends to affect the free software community more than others because it’s easier for technical people to set up a [...]

DNS: A flag day for the Internet?

As defined on Wikipedia:

* Jargon: Flag day is also a term used in discussing computer systems to denote a change which will require a complete restart or conversion of a sizable body of software or data. This usage of the term originates from an obscure such change in the Multics operating system’s definition, which was [...]