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Why is an unsigned SSL cert treated worse than no SSL cert?
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Mar 15, 20266892 viewsConfidence Score0%
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If I view a site that has a unsigned or self-signed SSL cert, my browser gives me a warning. Yet the same browser has no problem allowing credentials to be sent across unsecured pages. Why is the self-signed cert treated worse than having no cert?
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Fix for: Why is an unsigned SSL cert treated worse than no SSL cert?
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There are plenty of people that feel that this system is broken. Here's the logic behind why your browser will give you such an alarming warning when an SSL cert is invalid: One of the original design purposes of the SSL infrastructure was to provid…
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