Each time you visit an SSL-secured Website, you get the “green bar”/lock and your computer recognizes that the certificate is valid because it already has a copy of a certificate authority’s (CA) root certificate in its “Trusted Root Certification Authorities” certificate store. For example, by default, when you install a fresh XP/7 machine, there are over 50 root CAs pre-installed. Among them are: Thawte, Verisign, StartSSL, Microsoft, etc. These are some of the de facto “big players” in the SSL market, and Microsoft has made the decision for you (when you install the OS) that these root certificates will be installed and, therefore, trusted. Read the rest of this entry »
Posts Tagged ‘Security’
Network Admin 101: Change Active Directory Passwords
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Written on October 21st, 2010 by To Solution
Categories: Knowledgebase
Tags: passwords, Security
Categories: Knowledgebase
Tags: passwords, Security
Active Directory provides for centralized user, group, and computer management. Changing a user password in Active Directory is a task most network administrators will perform thousands of times. Read the rest of this entry »
Password Protection Keeps You Safe
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Written on November 5th, 2009 by To Solution
Categories: IT Support & General Technology
Tags: passwords, Security
Categories: IT Support & General Technology
Tags: passwords, Security
Security is very important to most people and when you are dealing with computers, on line accounts, and other electronic devices you want to make sure your information is safe and secure. You can create that security by selecting a perfect password. Despite the name, a password does not have to be an actual word. When choosing a password be creative. Make sure your password is easy to remember and hard for someone to guess. Read the rest of this entry »
Are WiFi Networks Secure?
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Written on March 12th, 2009 by To Solution
Categories: IT Support & General Technology
Tags: Security, WiFi
Categories: IT Support & General Technology
Tags: Security, WiFi
Are Wireless Networks Really Secure?
As of late, one of the hot topics in technology has been the discussion about the Wireless Equivalent Protection (WEP) having been broken. It is true that the protocol has effectively been rendered (for all intensive IT security purposes) useless and should be avoided. Read the rest of this entry »
