X-Git-Url: https://gitweb.stoutner.com/?p=PrivacyBrowserAndroid.git;a=blobdiff_plain;f=app%2Fsrc%2Fmain%2Fassets%2Fen%2Fguide_ssl_certificates_dark.html;h=e729d6b22cd1700624cb136b7411e416b0c6851d;hp=937c7951f5b323563b7efb7a144207bad50c5024;hb=84989e138cb593d5a2f70be848db4889aaa8da88;hpb=dcd456906d7611bfdb35b0421b03405947b3edf3 diff --git a/app/src/main/assets/en/guide_ssl_certificates_dark.html b/app/src/main/assets/en/guide_ssl_certificates_dark.html index 937c7951..e729d6b2 100644 --- a/app/src/main/assets/en/guide_ssl_certificates_dark.html +++ b/app/src/main/assets/en/guide_ssl_certificates_dark.html @@ -28,9 +28,11 @@

When visiting an encrypted URL (one that begins with HTTPS), the webserver uses an SSL certificate to both encrypt the information sent to the browser and to identify the server. The purpose of the server identification is to prevent a machine located between the browser and the webserver from pretending to be the server and decrypting the information in transit. - This type of attack is known as a Man In The Middle (MITM) attack. SSL certificates are generated by certificate authorities: companies that verify a server’s identity and produce a certificate for a fee. + This type of attack is known as a Man In The Middle (MITM) attack. + SSL certificates are generated by certificate authorities: companies that verify a server’s identity and produce a certificate for a fee. Android has a list of trusted certificate authorities, and will accept any of their certificates for any website. - It isn’t supposed to be possible for an organization to acquire an SSL certificate for a domain they do not control, but in practice many governments and large corporations have been able to do so.

+ It isn’t supposed to be possible for an organization to acquire an SSL certificate for a domain they do not control, + but in practice many governments and large corporations have been able to do so.

Pinning an SSL certificate tells the browser that only one specific SSL certificate is to be trusted for a particular domain. Any other certificate, even if it is valid, will be rejected.

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SSL certificates can be pinned in Domain Settings. - Besides protecting against MITM attacks, pinning a self-signed certificate for a device like a wireless router or access point will remove the error message that is normally presented every time its website is loaded. + Besides protecting against MITM attacks, + pinning a self-signed certificate for a device like a wireless router or access point will remove the error message that is normally presented every time its website is loaded. To view the current website SSL certificate, tap on the favorite icon next to the URL bar.

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