[Xastir] https server is now operational

Jason KG4WSV kg4wsv at gmail.com
Wed Jun 25 10:37:26 EDT 2014


> On Jun 25, 2014, at 9:32 AM, "Eric H. Christensen" <eric at christensenplace.us> wrote:
> 
> Unfortunately a self-signed cert can't protect against MITM attacks until that certificate is downloaded (how can you know that you have downloaded the correct cert?).  You can get a CA to sign the certificate for around $10 from ssls.com.  Also, the cert doesn't support www.xastir.org which can be problematic.  I'd also suggest signing the key with at least SHA256 instead of SHA1.
> 
> Also, it appears that the server supports EXPORT cipher suites.  I'd recommend just supporting HIGH ciphers.

Dude, this is protecting a wiki password from spammers; it isn't your bank account or anything. 

-j




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