SSL

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How to install a Let's Encrypt SSL cer­ti­fic­ate on a cloud server with Plesk

Let's Encrypt is a free, automated SSL cer­ti­fic­ate authority. Using Let's Encrypt is a quick and free way to obtain an SSL cer­ti­fic­ate for your website. With Plesk, you can create and deploy a Let's Encrypt SSL cer­ti­fic­ate with just a few clicks. For all cloud servers with Plesk,…

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How do you convert a website to HTTPS (SSL)?

Data security is more important than ever. If your site still uses HTTP, it’s time to switch to HTTPS. This guide explains how to safely and ef­fi­ciently migrate your website to HTTPS, step-by-step, suc­cess­fully switch to SSL en­cryp­tion, and ul­ti­mately create a secure website to…

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What is an SSL cer­ti­fic­ate? Defin­i­tion, validity, and costs

Internet security is always important. It doesn’t matter whether you run a website or simply browse online, you should def­in­itely un­der­stand the basics of web security in detail. In this article, we explain what exactly SSL cer­ti­fic­ates are, why they are needed, and the various…

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How to use PGP en­cryp­tion for email

Online privacy is a sensitive issue that affects everyone from security experts to casual internet users. Whether you’re posting on social networks, carrying out banking trans­ac­tions or buying from an online store, your data may not be suf­fi­ciently protected. The same applies to…

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How to encypt your emails with SSL/TLS

Are the emails that you send and receive encrypted? If not, it’s about time you started. Only by en­crypt­ing the trans­mis­sion and content of emails can you ensure that your data is secure while being sent. Otherwise, un­au­thor­ised persons can read your email traffic easily and…

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How to create a strong password

It only takes a few seconds for a hacker to gain access to your private data without you having any idea. More often than not, a password is the only means of pro­tec­tion when logging into online services; and if it is too obvious, it will not prove too much of a challenge for…

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What is the best password manager?

Would you give your account number to a stranger? Most probably not. But millions of internet users may as well be giving away their personal data (and money!) when using passwords that hackers can crack in a matter of seconds. Password managers provide methods for creating and…

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How to identify phishing emails

Scammers send out dubious e-mails at­tempt­ing to obtain sensitive data from internet users every day. This is known as phishing and isn’t just annoying; fraud­u­lent e-mails cost millions each year as internet users fall victim to them. We reveal how to identify phishing e-mails and…

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Email etiquette rules every pro­fes­sion­al should follow

Every day, over 200 billion e-mails are sent around the world – although many of them aren’t received with much en­thu­si­asm. In order for your business e-mails to stand out in all this chaos, you should pay attention to e-mail etiquette. If you stick to the most important rules,…

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SSL Stripping

Data trans­mis­sion via SSL/TLS is one of the most effective means to give a web project more security. Even before packets are sent, powerful al­gorithms ensure the en­cryp­tion of the in­form­a­tion. If third parties capture the data on the trans­mis­sion path, the true content remains…

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