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SSL certificate public key less than 2048 bit

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Ian Dunn
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Reported by proxynwh

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Cryptographic Issues - Generic
One of the SSL certificates used by your SSL server (On your personal website: https://iandunn.name/ ) contains a public key less than 2048 bit long. New Standard for SSL Certificates Industry standards set by the Certification Authority/Browser (CA/B) Forum require that certificates issued after January 1, 2014 MUST be at least 2048-bit key length.1 As computer power increases, anything less than 2048-bit certificates are at risk of being compromised by hackers with sophisticated processing capabilities. The cybersecurity industry is moving to stronger 2048-bit encryption to help preserve internet security. Any certificate with a public key less than 2048-bit are at risk of being compromised by hackers with sophisticated processing capabilities. If you have any 1024-bit certificates or certificates with less than 2048-bit key length, you will need to migrate to 2048-bit key length. http://www.geotrust.com/resources/2048-bit-compliance/

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Closed

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Not-Applicable

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Cryptographic Issues - Generic