CAA records – what are they and why use them?

CAA records

Using CAA records will ensure your domain/s aren’t issued any SSL certificate/s you didn’t apply for — whether malicious or accidental. What is CAA? CA stands for Certification Authority — an entity that issues SSL Certificates. CAA stands for Certification Authority Authorization — a mechanism where you choose which Certificate Authorities can issue your domain […]

Why you should renew your SSL/TLS Certificate early

Recently, popular business and employment service LinkedIn allowed one of their SSL/TLS certificates to expire before renewing. This left users with a certificate error when navigating around LinkedIn posts. Causing much user confusion, it quickly became the object of Tweets and online articles. Though brief, the certificate downtime clearly caused negative publicity for LinkedIn, a […]