SSL | Frank Förster

This section contains articles about the topics SSL, TLS, OCSP Stapling and Let’s Encrypt.

SSL, or Secure Sockets Layer, is an encryption-based Internet security protocol. It was developed for the purpose of ensuring authentication, privacy and data integrity in Internet communications. The bright minds at Netscape first released the SSL protocol in 1995. It is the predecessor of the modern TLS encryption used today.

OCSP Stapling Renewal Error

by Frank Försteron August 20, 2020Aug 20, 2020

If one of your domains does not respond, but all services run as they should, you might face an OCSP Stapling renewal error. Find out how to detect OCSP renewal errors in this article.