Why Running a Certificate Transparency Log is Crucial for Web Security
By
Metalnem
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Summary
The article advocates for organizations or individuals to consider running a Certificate Transparency log, highlighting its importance in web security and the benefits of doing so.
Key quotes
· 3 pulledIf you are an organization with some spare storage and bandwidth, or an engineer looking to justify an overprovisioned homelab, you should consider running a Certificate Transparency log.
Certificate Transparency (CT) is one of the technologies that underpin the security of the whole web.
It keeps Certificate Authorities honest, and allows website owners to be notified of unauthorized certificate issuance.
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