Website Security

Would you walk into a store that looks like a front for some illegal business? Probably not, at least hopefully not. Welcome to the 21st century, where websites are the virtual storefronts. Most security-aware netizens won’t visit a website if it comes with ‘Not Secure’ written all over in red. Unless you are a cybercriminal (or a terrible businessman), your target audience is probably broader than gullible users, who ignore security warnings and waltz into your website. It is, therefore, in the best interest of users as well as website Continue Reading

If you’re a website owner, the browser throwing an SSL certificate error message such as “ERR_SSL_VERSION_OR_CIPHER_MISMATCH” [CC1] does not help your business. It also doesn’t help to boost the confidence of your end-users, especially in the current cyber landscape. What ERR_SSL_VERSION_OR_CIPHER_MISMATCH Means When a user receives this error message while trying to access your site, it means that your server and the visitor’s browser (client) are unable to establish a secure, encrypted connection due to an unsupported protocol. There are a few potential causes for this, but it’s typically because your Continue Reading

If you’re seeing a “SEC_ERROR_EXPIRED_CERTIFICATE” error while browsing any website, you’re not alone! This is a common error that’s associated with a website’s Secure Socket Layer (SSL) certificate. Website owners install an SSL certificate to secure the data that transfers between a website visitor’s browser and website’s server. SSL certificates are issued for a maximum of two years, and they must be renewed before or at the time of its expiry date. If the SSL certificate is not renewed, all web browsers will display the SEC_ERROR_EXPIRED_CERTIFICATE error for that site. Continue Reading

If you’re seeing a “Secure Connection Failed’ page with the error message “SEC_ERROR_REVOKED_CERTIFICATE” while visiting a website, use the following steps to get rid of the error page and access the website. Why Firefox Shows the “SEC_ERROR_REVOKED_CERTIFICATE” Error When a website’s SSL/TLS certificate gets revoked for any reason, the browser doesn’t consider it secure and shows the “SEC_ERROR_REVOKED_CERTIFICATE” error page. Why an SSL/TLS certificate gets revoked? When a website’s private key gets compromised. When the certificate authority (CA) mis-issues an SSL certificate. For example, in March 2019, millions of SSL Continue Reading

As soon as you buy an SSL certificate, it doesn’t get automatically get installed and enable HTTPS on your website. There are several steps you need to take from your end to complete this process.   There are 3 steps you need to follow after purchasing an SSL.:  Certificate Signing Request (CSR) generation  Validation process  Installation Process   In this article we’ll cover the CSR generation process for cPanel in 3 easy steps. If you’re using different server, refer our articles for CSR generation on various types of servers.   CSR Generation In cPanel Step 1 Log into cPanel Click on Continue Reading

Compare Price, Technical Features, Warranty, and Extra Perks With plenty of different certificate authorities, SSL certificate types and features; and ambiguous price difference, anybody can get confused. We’ve been a leader in this business for more than a decade and understand this dilemma. Because you’ve reached this article, we assume that you are doing some healthy market research to choose the right SSL certificate for your website. And we are proud of you for that! To help you with your goal, we at SectigoStore have compared two prominent certificate authorities’ SSL certificates: Comodo SSL vs GoDaddy SSL Certificates   Comodo is Continue Reading