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fromSecurityWeek
1 month ago

Microsoft to Refresh Windows Secure Boot Certificates in June 2026

Renewed Secure Boot certificates will be rolled out to Windows systems starting in June, as the old certificates are reaching the end of their lifecycle, Microsoft announced on Tuesday. Since 2011, Secure Boot has been providing protections against sophisticated threats by ensuring that only trusted, digitally signed software is executed from the moment the device is powered on, even before Windows starts.
Information security
fromMedium
3 months ago

Fixing Java SSL Certificate Issues with GitHub Packages: A Complete Guide

If you've encountered SSL certificate errors while trying to download Maven dependencies from GitHub Packages, you're not alone. The error typically looks something like this: PKIX path building failed: sun.security.provider.certpath.SunCertPathBuilderException:unable to find valid certification path to requested target This happens because Java maintains its own truststore (cacerts file) that contains trusted SSL certificates. If GitHub's certificate isn't in your Java truststore, your build tool (Maven/Gradle) will refuse to connect.
Java
Information security
fromArs Technica
6 months ago

Mis-issued certificates for 1.1.1.1 DNS service pose a threat to the Internet

Possession of Cloudflare's 1.1.1.1 TLS certificates enables BGP-assisted man-in-the-middle attacks that can decrypt, view, and tamper with DNS and VPN traffic.
Digital life
fromInfoWorld
7 months ago

How to code sign binaries on Windows

The MMC interface provides an easier way to export certificates, whereas PowerShell commands offer more flexibility and control.
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