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  • NCSC Feed: Provisioning and securing security certificates

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    Source URL: https://www.ncsc.gov.uk/guidance/provisioning-and-securing-security-certificates Source: NCSC Feed Title: Provisioning and securing security certificates Feedly Summary: How certificates should be initially provisioned, and how supporting infrastructure should be securely operated. AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses the implementation and management of X.509v3 certificates and Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) necessary for securing communications in networks.…

  • Hacker News: Certificate Transparency in Firefox: A Big Step for Web Security

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    Source URL: https://blog.transparency.dev/ct-in-firefox Source: Hacker News Title: Certificate Transparency in Firefox: A Big Step for Web Security Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The implementation of Certificate Transparency (CT) enforcement in Firefox marks a significant advancement in web security, enhancing protection against certificate fraud and man-in-the-middle attacks. This change demands compliance from…

  • Hacker News: Setting up a trusted, self-signed SSL/TLS certificate authority in Linux

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    Source URL: https://previnder.com/tls-ca-linux/ Source: Hacker News Title: Setting up a trusted, self-signed SSL/TLS certificate authority in Linux Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes **Summary:** The text provides a detailed technical guide on generating self-signed TLS certificates using OpenSSL and creating a custom Certificate Authority (CA) for local use, particularly for testing purposes. It…

  • Cisco Talos Blog: Slew of WavLink vulnerabilities

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    Source URL: https://blog.talosintelligence.com/slew-of-wavlink-vulnerabilities/ Source: Cisco Talos Blog Title: Slew of WavLink vulnerabilities Feedly Summary: Lilith >_> of Cisco Talos discovered these vulnerabilities. Forty-four vulnerabilities and sixty-three CVEs were discovered across ten .cgi and three .sh files, as well as the static login page, of the Wavlink AC3000 wireless router web application.  The Wavlink AC3000 wireless router is…

  • Hacker News: RCE Vulnerability in QBittorrent

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    Source URL: https://sharpsec.run/rce-vulnerability-in-qbittorrent/ Source: Hacker News Title: RCE Vulnerability in QBittorrent Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes **Summary:** The text details significant security vulnerabilities present in the qBittorrent application, particularly involving SSL certificate validation and potential for remote code execution (RCE) through intentionally manipulated update processes. This information is highly relevant for professionals…

  • Hacker News: Just want simple TLS for your .internal network?

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    Source URL: https://github.com/nh2/internal-contstrained-pki Source: Hacker News Title: Just want simple TLS for your .internal network? Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text provides instructions for creating a simplified Transport Layer Security (TLS) setup using a constrained public key infrastructure (PKI) within an internal network. It briefly discusses the generation of certificates…