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* Efforts started in 2024 are focused on finding other solutions which might mean CCITT X.509 type certification in JSON structure. | * Efforts started in 2024 are focused on finding other solutions which might mean CCITT X.509 type certification in JSON structure. | ||
* Other effort to create various types of [[Trust Registry]] are starting to look a lot like a [[Certificate Authority]]. | * Other effort to create various types of [[Trust Registry]] are starting to look a lot like a [[Certificate Authority]]. | ||
| + | ==Problems== | ||
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| + | # Enhanced Security Verification - When you connect to a website, browsers like **Chrome** not only verify that a recognized Certificate Authority (CA) issued the certificate but also perform additional checks on the connection's security properties. | ||
| + | - One such check involves validating data from **Certificate Transparency logs**¹. These logs help detect any mis-issuance of certificates after they have been issued. | ||
| + | # Post-Issuance Validation - CT works within the existing CA infrastructure to provide **post-issuance validation** of an entity's authorization for SSL certificate issuance³. | ||
| + | - By monitoring these logs, domain owners can identify any unauthorized or suspicious certificates associated with their domains. | ||
| + | # Privacy Concerns - Public CAs maintain **certificate transparency logs**, which are publicly accessible and searchable. - Some organizations prefer to use their **internal certificate authorities** to avoid having their internal hostnames appear in these public logs⁴. | ||
| + | # Future Adoption**: - While most CAs currently support CT primarily for **Extended Validation (EV) certificates**, there is a possibility of extending it to all SSL certificates in the future⁵. | ||
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| + | In summary, the move toward **Certificate Transparency** aims to bolster security, increase transparency, and ensure the integrity of SSL certificates across the web. | ||
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| + | **Certificate Transparency (CT)** has gained prominence as a crucial security measure in the realm of digital certificates. | ||
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| + | Source: Conversation with Bing, 2/19/2024 | ||
| + | (1) How the Chrome Root Program Keeps Users Safe - Security Blog. https://security.googleblog.com/2023/05/how-chrome-root-program-keeps-users-safe.html. | ||
| + | (2) How does Certificate Transparency Work? | DigiCert FAQ. https://www.digicert.com/faq/certificate-transparency/how-does-certificate-transparency-work. | ||
| + | (3) Why and How You Should be Using an Internal Certificate Authority. https://isc.sans.edu/diary/Why+and+How+You+Should+be+Using+an+Internal+Certificate+Authority/27314. | ||
| + | (4) Moving Forward with Certificate Transparency - Entrust Blog. https://www.entrust.com/blog/2014/12/moving-forward-with-certificate-transparency/. | ||
| + | (5) The HTTPS-Only Standard - Certificates - CIO.GOV. https://https.cio.gov/certificates/. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
[[Category: Trust]] | [[Category: Trust]] | ||
Revision as of 19:00, 19 February 2024
Full Title or Meme
Any computer service that can evaluate and issue certificates to any Entity, either natural or otherwise, with some sort of digital Identifier.
Context
- Typically, certificates are issued in compliance with CCITT X509 standards in support of a Public Key Infrastructure.
- Efforts started in 2024 are focused on finding other solutions which might mean CCITT X.509 type certification in JSON structure.
- Other effort to create various types of Trust Registry are starting to look a lot like a Certificate Authority.
Problems
- Enhanced Security Verification - When you connect to a website, browsers like **Chrome** not only verify that a recognized Certificate Authority (CA) issued the certificate but also perform additional checks on the connection's security properties.
- One such check involves validating data from **Certificate Transparency logs**¹. These logs help detect any mis-issuance of certificates after they have been issued.
- Post-Issuance Validation - CT works within the existing CA infrastructure to provide **post-issuance validation** of an entity's authorization for SSL certificate issuance³.
- By monitoring these logs, domain owners can identify any unauthorized or suspicious certificates associated with their domains.
- Privacy Concerns - Public CAs maintain **certificate transparency logs**, which are publicly accessible and searchable. - Some organizations prefer to use their **internal certificate authorities** to avoid having their internal hostnames appear in these public logs⁴.
- Future Adoption**: - While most CAs currently support CT primarily for **Extended Validation (EV) certificates**, there is a possibility of extending it to all SSL certificates in the future⁵.
In summary, the move toward **Certificate Transparency** aims to bolster security, increase transparency, and ensure the integrity of SSL certificates across the web.
- Certificate Transparency (CT)** has gained prominence as a crucial security measure in the realm of digital certificates.
Source: Conversation with Bing, 2/19/2024 (1) How the Chrome Root Program Keeps Users Safe - Security Blog. https://security.googleblog.com/2023/05/how-chrome-root-program-keeps-users-safe.html. (2) How does Certificate Transparency Work? | DigiCert FAQ. https://www.digicert.com/faq/certificate-transparency/how-does-certificate-transparency-work. (3) Why and How You Should be Using an Internal Certificate Authority. https://isc.sans.edu/diary/Why+and+How+You+Should+be+Using+an+Internal+Certificate+Authority/27314. (4) Moving Forward with Certificate Transparency - Entrust Blog. https://www.entrust.com/blog/2014/12/moving-forward-with-certificate-transparency/. (5) The HTTPS-Only Standard - Certificates - CIO.GOV. https://https.cio.gov/certificates/.
