Timeline for I had SSL certificate on my site but still it has been hacked...how to prevent this from happening?
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| Mar 2, 2017 at 14:58 | comment | added | BgrWorker | Actually, an SSL certificate only certifies users that they're talking to your server, and is used by TLS for key exchange. What version of TLS, encryption algorithm and and a whole lot of other TLS security settings are all dependent on the server. For example, I may have a perfectly valid certificate but still be hacked at the communication level because I still have SSLv3 enabled. | |
| Sep 6, 2011 at 4:17 | vote | accept | meetpd | ||
| Sep 4, 2011 at 18:34 | comment | added | this.josh | A minor clarification, SSL protects your communication from being understood, but an adversary could still intercept your communication. | |
| Sep 3, 2011 at 7:03 | history | answered | Jeff Ferland♦ | CC BY-SA 3.0 |