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Phasing Out All IP Addresses in SSLs
We’re in the process of phasing out the use of intranet names and IP addresses as Primary Domain Names or the Subject Alternative Names (SANs) in SSL certificates. We’ve mentioned this in the past, but there’s one key difference now: This change applies to all IP addresses, not just reserved ones. This is an industry-wide [...]
Brute-Force Attacks Continue to Target Customers
Go DaddyOver the past several days we have seen a sharp increase of brute-force attacks on our system. These attacks attempt to gain access to customer accounts that have weak passwords. While these attacks are nothing new – our Security team identifies and defeats dozens of them every day – this current wave is sophisticated and [...]
Requesting an SSL Certificate? Read This First
There are some changes coming down the road for secure certificates. And, if you’re looking to purchase a new certificate, you’ll want to pay special attention. I know you all remember this post, when we announced changes to the protocol for registering certificates. Starting today, we no longer allow the registration of new certificates with [...]
Phishing Attack Affects Some Customers
BetsyCIn an effort to keep you in the know, and to help prevent you from clicking a malicious link, we want to show you the most recent malware scheme we’re seeing. The email looks like this: Send any suspicious emails you receive as an attachment to phishing@secureserver.net. For more information on how to handle external [...]
DNS Attack Affects Some Customers
BetsyCWe have detected a small number of customers who have malicious DNS entries on their domain names that are hosted with us. Currently, we are diligently working to identify all the affected customers so that we can reverse these malicious entries. Once we find an affected customer, we send an email that explains what happened, [...]
Intranet Names, IP Addresses and SSL Certificates
Recently, in this post we discussed some changes to how we are going to handle intranet names on SSL certificates. In a nutshell: Due to an industry-wide change, we cannot issue certificates with intranet names (think ‘server.local’) or a reserved IP addresses expiring after Nov. 1, 2015. Because of this, as of Nov. 1, 2012 [...]
Take a Look at This: New SSL Features
Remember this post where we discussed some changes to the SSL certificate management screen? Well, now there are even more changes. Here’s what changed this time: EV certificates now allow electronic signatures for the Request Form and the Subscriber Agreement. When customers request any SSL, the tabs that used to be on the top of [...]
SSL Redesign Makes Your Life Easier
**Last night, we noticed that some customers encountered some problems with this feature. Because of that, we chose to remove it for now. We’ll keep you posted once it goes live again.** In an effort to to make everyone’s life a bit smoother, we updated the SSL certificate management screen. Here are the most notable [...]
New Product: Driver Signing Certificates
We’ve got a new product to add to your repertoire. So, please give a warm welcome our newest addition: Driver Signing Certificates. Just what is a driver signing certificate? A driver on your computer is simply code that defines how certain devices — such as your mouse or your keyboard — work. Windows® uses driver [...]
Recent Malware Attack
To keep you in the know and to try and protect you, we want to show you the most recent malware scheme that you might receive. Malware attacks are harmful applications or other malicious code such as adware, spyware, trojan horses, worms or viruses. This email is almost identical to the one we send customers [...]
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