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The sorry tale of the (un)Secure Sockets Layer

Posted on September 15, 2011 at 08:04 CDT by woody • Comment in the Forums

If you think using https – or watching for the “lock” icon in your favorite browser – is going to keep you out of harm’s way, you don’t know the latest.

See my Windows Secrets Top Story for details.

Windows Patches/Security CA, fake certs, Secure Sockets Layer, SSL

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