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When setting up an SSL certificate, you may find information that mentions the terms “key size”...
27 Months Maximum Certificate ValidityStarting March 1, 2018, all SSL certificates will have a maximum validity of 27 months. This new...
Advantages of having a SSL certificateWhat is a SSL certificate? SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) is a cryptographic protocol designed to...
Are your certificates private or shared? What is the difference?We want to pay your attention to the fact that all the Certificates we provide are Private SSL...
Can I get a certificate if I use an online web-hosting (Wix, Weebly, Tumblr, etc.)?At the moment, due to technical restrictions of online hosting providers you do not have the...
Can I upgrade my SSL to an EV one?Unfortunately, at the moment, the option to upgrade an SSL Certificate to an Extended Validation...
Cipher Suites Configuration (and forcing Perfect Forward Secrecy)SSL/TLS implementation used by Windows Server supports a number of cipher suites. Some of them...
Comodo CA rebrands as SectigoSince December 2016 Comodo CA, the number one commercial SSL provider, has been an exclusive...
Disabling RC4RC4 is a stream cipher for bulk encryption that nowadays is considered as practically vulnerable...
Disabling SHA-1This is not recommended unless requested explicitly. Disabling SHA-1 on Windows Server results in...
Disabling SSLv3SSLv3 is an obsolete protocol, the main attack vector on which, at the time of writing, is an...
Domain Validated CertificatesTo get domain validated certificate applicant would need to prove to Certification Authority that...
HSTS: General informationHow HSTS works Let us say there is a website with a domain name “example.com”. If one types...
HTTP Public Key Pinning (HPKP)HPKP is another security mechanism that uses an HTTP header as protection against impersonation...
HTTP Strict Transport Security (HSTS)HSTS is a mechanism aimed to mitigate risks of downgrade attacks (https:// to http://) such as...
HTTP to HTTPS redirectionAfter an SSL certificate is installed, a secure connection (https://) is not forced by default,...
How do I check my hashing algorithm?The migration from the SHA-1 to SHA-2 certificates is the matter of current interest to Internet...
How do I get an ECC certificate via EWSHosting.net?We, here at EWSHosting.net, are keeping our hand on pulse of the modern technologies and devoted...
How do I remove an SSL certificate from my account?When you have a lot of certificates to manage, you know how tricky it could be to find the needed...
How to check if HSTS is enabled?When we finally managed to customize the correct HSTS header field and the results are saved, the...
How to check whether the server supports Forward Secrecy?In this article we have reviewed what is Perfect Forward Secrecy and how it works. Here we will...
How to enable HSTS on EWSHosting.net shared hosts?Let us describe how exactly HSTS Policy can be enabled in cPanel. Opening .htaccess file for...
How to enable HSTS on third-party servers?Let us perform a general overview of the HSTS Policy implementation for the most widespread...
How to inform your clients that you use SSL?https:// at the beginning of URL address and golden padlock in browser indicate that connection...
How to push SSL certificates from one EWSHosting account to another one?If you would like to move your SSL certificates from one EWSHosting.net account to another one,...
How to use .htaccess to redirect to https in Cpanel?Once an SSL certificate is installed and the site can be reached via https:// appropriately, you...
I can see SHA-1 fingerprint/thumbprint on my certificate. Is my certificate actually SHA-2?Once you have installed an SSL certificate on a web server or applied to a web service, you might...
I have a certificate at another vendor; will there be an issue, if I activate one with you for the same common name?SSL Certificates purchased through us can be activated for the domain names that are neither...
I need to secure some of the subdomains of my domain nameA Wildcard SSL Certificate is the best choice for you. Wildcard certificates secure domain names...
I want to test your service do you have trial certificates?At the moment, we do not offer Trial SSL certificates for any type of validation level....
OCSP StaplingOCSP stapling is a performance improving technology that allows a server to obtain a digitally...
Organization Validated CertificatesDuring validation of order for organization validated certificate Certification Authority will...
Perfect Forward Secrecy. What it is?What is FS? Forward Secrecy (also known as Perfect Forward Secrecy) is an attribute of the...
Prerequisites for EWSHosting Shared hosting to enable HSTSBefore any EWSHosting.net Shared Hosting customer can enable HSTS Policy in cPanel account for a...
SGC certificates sunsetAs per recent updates from Comodo Certificate Authority, EV SGC SSL has been discontinued and is...
SHA-2 server and browser compatibilityIn the nearest future all trusted certificates within the industry will be signed with the SHA-2...
SSL Certificate WarrantyWarranty is an insurance for an end user against loss of money when submitting a payment on an...
Security tips for businessIf you have just started a business, you’re probably already aware of the impact the Internet has...
Types of certificates offered at EWSHosting.netAt EWSHosting.net, you can buy SSL certificates provided by Comodo Certification Authority. This...
Web serverWeb server is a software application that is responsible for returning webpages per clients’...
What is Certificate Authority (CA)?Certificate Authority (CA) is an organization that is trusted to sign digital certificates....
What is Certificate Transparency?Some of us may have already heard the new word combination which had spread over the Internet...
What is SSL certificate encryption strength?The certificate encryption strength is a measure of number of bits in the key used to encrypt...
What is a wildcard certificate?WildCard certificates secure domain names along with all subdomains of the domain. For example,...
What is an ECC (Elliptic Curve Cryptography) certificate?The situation in information security field is constantly changing. Hack attempts are becoming...
What is an SSL certificate and what is it used for?1. Introduction SSL certificates are used to create an encrypted channel...
What is the difference between very high, high, medium and low assurance certificates?The level of the assurance mostly depends on the certificate validation type, the amount of the...
Why EV SSL certificates are better than OV Certificates?Organization validation certificates (OV) verify domain ownership and a company's existence. With...
Why an EV certificate is better for an ecommerce website than a Domain Validation one?Domain validated certificates only verify a domain’s ownership and are not recommended for web...
Why purchase SSL certificates from Certification Authorities?For SSL certificate to be recognized by browsers as trusted it has to be issued by Certificate...
Your site shows 256-bit encryption and my site shows 128-bit, why?During an SSL/TLS session there are two types of encryption in use: symmetric and asymmetric....
