Certificate Revocation and Heartbleed
Apr 12, 2014Nick Sullivan
Summary
This post addresses the critical security implications of the Heartbleed vulnerability, specifically focusing on certificate revocation and its effectiveness. It details how Cloudflare revoked its own certificate and highlights the varying browser behaviors when encountering revoked certificates, emphasizing the importance of robust revocation checking mechanisms. The post also discusses the surge in certificate revocations due to Heartbleed and encourages users to revoke and rekey their certificates if vulnerable.
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