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26-07-17

The CA / B Forum announced adjusted rules of extended verification (EV) in relation to recognized notaries

CA / B Forum, the regulator of the SSL industry, has updated rules concerning the involvement of trusted notaries in the EV extended validation process.

27-06-17

Chrome 59: Security-related updates in the new release

Chrome 59 release includes number of changes related to security and SSL. One of the hottest topics through the recent discussions is referring to issuance of incorrect SSL certificates by Symantec certification authority.

19-06-17

Symantec representatives are continuing public dialogue and announced their proposals regarding the issuance of SSL certificates

On March 23, Google Chrome developers in their blog announced the planned consequences for Symantec regarding the incorrect issuance of SSL certificates. Symantec thoroughly analyzed Google’s accusations and prepared a list of actions aimed at enhancing security in the area of issuing SSL certificates.

17-06-17

As of Chrome 58 release, self-signed certificates without SubjectAltName will no longer be trusted

In the Chrome 58 release, certificates that do not specify host names in the SubjectAltName field will lead to a "Your connection is not private" error. A similar change was implemented in Firefox 48, but users did not report any problems prior to that.

11-06-17

CA / B Forum is considering the possibility of fixing the amount of compensation from the certification authorities for incorrectly issued EV SSL certificates

Members of the CA / B Forum are considering the possibility of revising the conditions related to the payment of compensation by certification authorities in customer’s favor due to the improper issuance or compromise of EV SSL certificates.