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http://luxsci.com/blog/how-does-secure-socket-layer-ssl-or-tls-work.html

luxsci.com/blog/how-does-secure-socket-layer-ssl-or-tls-work...

A description of SSL (and TLS), how it works, and what security it provides. Written for the layman by LuxSci: provider of secure email services.

Category:SSL
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http://luxsci.com/blog/ssl-versus-tls-whats-the-difference.html

luxsci.com/blog/ssl-versus-tls-whats-the-difference.html

Discussion of the similarities and differences of TLS and SSL encryption by LuxSci: provider of Secure Email and Web Security Services.

Category:SSL
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https://kb.mediatemple.net/questions/1918/Hosting+multiple+SSL+certificates+on+a+single+IP+address+with+SNI#gs

kb.mediatemple.net/questions/1918/Hosting+multiple+SSL+certi...

with IP addresses running out developers created a method to use multiple SSL certificates on 1 IP address, the only thing stopping this was browser support. Browser support for this is now wide spread.

Overview...

Category:SSL
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http://geekswithblogs.net/bvamsi/archive/2006/03/23/73147.aspx

geekswithblogs.net/bvamsi/archive/2006/03/23/73147.aspx

An article on the Overview of SFTP, FTPS, SCP and FTP

 

Category:SSL
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https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/questions/954856

support.mozilla.org/en-US/questions/954856

How do I get Firefox to re-check a websites ssl certificate? It's giving me a message saying my site's ssl certificate is expired when it isn't.

 

Category:SSL
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http://www.fastmail.fm/help/technology_ssl_vs_tls_starttls.html

www.fastmail.fm/help/technology_ssl_vs_tls_starttls.html

There's often quite a bit of confusion about the different terms SSL vs TLS vs STARTTLS. This article explains the differences.

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/STARTTLS

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/STARTTLS

An article from wikipedia describing STRTTLS

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http://stackoverflow.com/questions/5540374/starttls-vs-ssl-tls

stackoverflow.com/questions/5540374/starttls-vs-ssl-tls

Mailclients offer both settings, the STARTTLS and SSL/TLS. What is the difference between STARTTLS and SSL/TLS?

This thread gives an ecellent explanation of this subject.

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http://www.limilabs.com/blog/ssl-vs-tls-vs-starttls-stls

www.limilabs.com/blog/ssl-vs-tls-vs-starttls-stls

There's often quite a confusion about the different terms: SSL, TLS, STARTTLS and STLS. SSL and TLS SSL and TLS are cryptographic protocols, both provide a

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http://serverfault.com/questions/523804/is-starttls-more-safe-than-tls-ssl

serverfault.com/questions/523804/is-starttls-more-safe-than-...

In Thunderbird (and I assume in many other clients, too) I have the option to choose between "SSL/TLS" and "STARTTLS".

As far as I understand it, "STARTTLS" means in simple words "encrypt if both ends support TLS, o ...

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http://novosial.org/openssl/tls-name/index.html

novosial.org/openssl/tls-name/index.html

This page outlines terminology problems with the Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) protocol, the Transport Layer Security (TLS) protocol, the term STARTTLS, and the Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) ports used for encrypted connections. Other information on ...

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http://superuser.com/questions/620745/thunderbird-ssl-tls-vs-starttls

superuser.com/questions/620745/thunderbird-ssl-tls-vs-startt...

Following up this question on serverfault "Is STARTTLS more safe than TLS/SSL?" it came up that the question is rather a question about Thunderbird and not about the actual protocols. Also, if you Google about this topic you will find ...

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http://luxsci.com/blog/smtp-tls-all-about-secure-email-delivery-over-tls.html

luxsci.com/blog/smtp-tls-all-about-secure-email-delivery-ove...

TLS, Transport Layer Security, seamlessly ensures transport email encryption for email delivery over SMTP between supporting servers. This is an easy to read article explaining SMTP TLS.

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https://qmail.jms1.net/test-auth.shtml

qmail.jms1.net/test-auth.shtml

When setting up a mail server, one of the things you should do before you "go live" is to test it- not only to make sure things which should work, do work, but to make sure things which shouldn't work, don't.

One of the things to test is whethe ...

Category:Diagnostics
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https://support.google.com/mail/answer/78775?hl=en

support.google.com/mail/answer/78775?hl=en

There are a few common reasons why Gmail users may have trouble sending mail with Gmail's IMAP or POP feature. If you can't send mail, here's a troubleshooting checklist:

Category:Diagnostics
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http://randombitsofuselessinformation.blogspot.co.uk/2008/03/investigating-ssl-smtp-configurations.html

randombitsofuselessinformation.blogspot.co.uk/2008/03/invest...

A basic set of instructions oh how to use telnet to diagnose SSL SMTP connections

 

Category:Diagnostics
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http://serverfault.com/questions/131627/how-to-inspect-remote-smtp-servers-tls-certificate

serverfault.com/questions/131627/how-to-inspect-remote-smtp-...

We have an Exchange 2007 server running on Windows Server 2008. Our client uses another vendor's mail server. Their security policies require us to use enforced TLS. This was working fine until recently.

Now, when Exchange tries to deliver mail ...

Category:Diagnostics
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http://community.spiceworks.com/how_to/show/2974-how-to-determine-if-a-mail-server-is-tls-enabled

community.spiceworks.com/how_to/show/2974-how-to-determine-i...

Read the step-by-step instructions written by an IT pro in the how to: How to determine if a mail server is TLS enabled.

Category:Diagnostics
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http://usertools.plus.net/tutorials/id/21

usertools.plus.net/tutorials/id/21

In this tutorial I will be explaining the use of Telnet for accessing your cgi webspace shell as well as using it as a very simple and useful diagnostic aid in determining if a server or service is responding to requests.

In the following secti ...

Category:Diagnostics
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