Since the local built-in administrator is the recovery agent by default in a workgroup, it'd be a good idea to backup his private key/certificate.<P>I looked in the Certificates console, but the ...

The security of tens of thousands of websites is in question after the CEO of a company that sells HTTPS certificates included the private keys for 23,000 customers in an email—an apparent attempt to ...

Two more self-signed root certificates and corresponding private keys were found on Dell computers. eDellroot is not the only self-signed trusted root certificate on Dell computers. Researchers at Duo ...

The private key used to sign EU Digital Covid certificates has been reportedly leaked and is being circulated on messaging apps and online data breach marketplaces. The key has also been misused to ...

Microsoft has issued a security advisory today warning that two applications accidentally installed two root certificates on users' computers, and then leaked the private keys for all. The software ...

An introduction to PKI, TLS and X.509, from the ground up. Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) provides a framework of encryption and data communications standards used to secure communications over ...

The digital equivalent of an ID card used in conjunction with a public key encryption system. Also called a "digital ID," "digital identity certificate," "identity certificate" and "public key ...