The ramblings of a computer geek
Let’s say you have a certificate bundle in PKCS12 format, where you have the Private Key, the Public Key (Certificate Signed by a CA) and the Chain, and you need to break it down into its individual files for use within an application or the like. You can achieve this with the following set of … Read more
Although its becoming increasingly rare nowadays to be using un-encrypted connections, let’s see what it really means at the network level. Un-encrypted connections on their own are not necessarily a problem, its all about what value what you are sending has and therefore what could be exposed to a nefarious actor. If you are viewing … Read more
Information Security has a number of foundational concepts, such as the Confidentiality, Integrity and Availability of information, information assets and services. In this article we’ll explore four key concepts that are good to understand to assist you in building and configuring secure systems and therefore protecting and improving the Confidentiality, Integrity and Availability of your … Read more