Certificates

WCF Certificates

How X.509 certificates are configured, stored, and used in WCF for service authentication, client authentication, and message encryption.

What is SSL/TLS?

SSL/TLS is a cryptographic protocol that encrypts data in transit between a client and server, verifies the server’s identity using certificates, and ensures t…

Explain the TLS Handshake in Detail

The TLS handshake is the negotiation phase where a client and server agree on a cipher suite, authenticate the server (and optionally the client) via certifica…

HTTPS vs HTTP: What Security Does HTTPS Add?

HTTPS is HTTP layered on top of TLS, adding encryption, integrity, and server authentication that plain HTTP has none of — meaning HTTPS traffic cannot be read…

What Is HTTPS and What Causes Mixed Content Errors?

HTTPS is HTTP layered over TLS, encrypting and authenticating traffic between browser and server, and mixed content occurs when a page loaded securely over HTT…