Comodo flags its certificate service as suspicious

By
Follow google news

Bug fixed, reputation red flags clear.

In brief: Comodo’s online certificate status protocol (OCSP) service was flagged as suspicious this week by both McAfee and the company’s own site inspector checks.

Comodo flags its certificate service as suspicious

The site was reported as distributing malware this week, preventing some users who had activated mandatory OCSP checks from accessing sites.

The gaffe has since been cleared.

The OCSP service allowed users to verify individual revoked SSL certificates. 

SANS Institute Johannes Ullrich said its Internet Storms blog was affected.

Add iTnews as your trusted source

Got a news tip for our journalists? Share it with us anonymously here.

Copyright © SC Magazine, Australia

Tags:

Most Read Articles

Australia's critical infrastructure security laws "toothless"

Australia's critical infrastructure security laws "toothless"

"CanisterWorm" supply chain malware attacks npm

"CanisterWorm" supply chain malware attacks npm

Gov proposes disclosure delay for most serious cyberattacks

Gov proposes disclosure delay for most serious cyberattacks

US regulator bans imports of new foreign-made routers

US regulator bans imports of new foreign-made routers

Log In

  |  Forgot your password?