TLS Mastery

239 Pages·4.014 MB·English

by  Michael W. Lucas

TLS Mastery
Michael W Lucas
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TLS Mastery
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TLS Mastery
Michael W Lucas

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Brief Contents
Acknowledgements ...............................................................................10
Chapter 0: Introduction ........................................................................12
Chapter 1: TLS Cryptography ..............................................................26
Chapter 2: TLS Connections ................................................................52
Chapter 3: Certificates ..........................................................................62
Chapter 4: Revocation and Invalidation .............................................95
Chapter 5: TLS Negotiation ...............................................................105
Chapter 6: Certificate Signing Requests and Commercial CAs ....117
Chapter 7: Automated Certificate Management Environment .....141
Chapter 8: HSTS and CAA.................................................................175
Chapter 9: TLS Testing and Certificate Analysis .............................181
Chapter 10: Becoming a CA...............................................................187
Afterword .............................................................................................217
Sponsors ................................................................................................219
Patronizers ............................................................................................221