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Securing a Public IP Address - SSL Certificates

Jul 11, 2020

Introduction An SSL certificate is typically issued to a Fully Qualified Domain Name (FQDN) such as "https://www.example.com".

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Certificate Signing Request (CSR) - Overview

Jun 9, 2025

Overview on how to generate Certificate Signing Requests (CSR) for GlobalSign Certificate Orders on Supported Platforms (Operating Systems and / or Software) such as Linux, Apache, Windows Server, Java, Oracle. Use this Overview to find your OS and / or related software to view instructions on how to generate CSR for GlobalSign SSL and other Digital Certificates.

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POODLE Vulnerability Affects TLS 1.0, TLS 1.1

Jul 2, 2020

It has been recently discovered that the POODLE vulnerability affects more than simply SSL 3.0. Improper checking of TLS “padding” means that the vulnerability may also be used to exploit TLS 1.0 and TLS 1.1.

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Certificate Signing Request (CSR) Confirmation

Jan 30, 2025

The GlobalSign Certificate Center will use the information you have provided via your CSR and the information you will provide during the next part of the application process to build the full Subject information within your SSL certificate

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Renew Code Signing Certificate

Sep 8, 2025

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Expiration of KMCS Certificates

Aug 19, 2025

In the past, Customers signing software or drivers that were to be executed in Windows Kernel Mode, could use any GlobalSign Code Signing Certificate along with the Microsoft Cross Certificate linking back to the GlobalSign Root R1. This Cross Certificate will expire on April 2021 and Microsoft will not be issuing trusted Cross Certificates for this purpose anymore.

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Encrypt Email - Microsoft Outlook 2003

Apr 8, 2025

Encrypting your email messages ensures that the message is only visible to you and the recipient. In order to enable encrypted email you must store a copy of the recipient's certificate in your Contacts List.

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Timestamping - Microsoft Windows

Apr 8, 2025

This article provides step-by-step instructions for timestamping in Microsoft Windows. If this is not the solution you are looking for, please search for your solution in the search bar above.

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Converting Certificates - OpenSSL

Jan 30, 2025

There are several different file formats that can be used to hold certificates and their private keys each with their own benefits. Applications often use different file formats which means that from time to time you may need to convert your certificates from one format to another. Use this article to understand how to convert one certificate from one format to another.

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CVE-2014-0160 - Heartbleed

Apr 25, 2025

Late Monday, April 7th, 2014, a bug was disclosed in OpenSSL's implementation of the TLS heartbeat extension.

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