Increasing SSL security on Linux Servers
Increasing SSL security on Linux Servers Today, if you are serving a website and/or App on your current server, I will talk about the SSL connection you need and the openssl library in connection with it. SSL (Secure Socket Layer) and TLS (Transport Layer Security) are a form of connection that allows people who want to connect to your server to communicate securely with your site. There are versions ranging from SSL v1-v3 in the past, and while sites generally use these SSL versions, SSL has now been abandoned by the sites and has been replaced by the more secure TLS. However, we will still need to use the word “ssl” in the narrative part and while editing the config files. To tell you this with a little humor, have you ever thought why when you want to download the 64 bit version of an application, why it is called “amd_64”? Because AMD was the first to switch to 64 bit, this naming remained as amd_64 as a sign of respect and/or habit. Likewise, although we are currently using TLS, the naming and configuration parameters remain “SSL”. ...