Bulletproof SSL and TLS: The Complete Guide to Deploying Secure Servers and Web Applications by Ivan Ristic


Bulletproof SSL and TLS: The Complete Guide to Deploying Secure Servers and Web Applications
Title : Bulletproof SSL and TLS: The Complete Guide to Deploying Secure Servers and Web Applications
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ISBN : 1907117040
ISBN-10 : 9781907117046
Language : English
Format Type : Paperback
Number of Pages : 425
Publication : First published July 31, 2014

SSL/TLS is the cornerstone of security on the Internet, but understanding it and using it are not simple tasks. Quite the contrary; mistakes are easy to make and can often fully compromise security. Bulletproof SSL and TLS is the first SSL book written with users in mind. It is the book you will want to read if you need to assess risks related to website encryption, manage keys and certificates, configure secure servers, and deploy secure web applications. Bulletproof SSL and TLS is based on several years of work researching SSL and how SSL is used in real life, implementing and supporting a comprehensive assessment tool running on the SSL Labs website (https://www.ssllabs.com), and assessing most of the public SSL servers on the Internet. The assessment tool helped many site owners identify and solve issues with their SSL deployments. The intent of this book is to provide a definitive reference for SSL deployment that is full of practical and relevant information.

Bulletproof SSL and TLS: The Complete Guide to Deploying Secure Servers and Web Applications Reviews

  • Mark Hillick

    Great book - technical but also easy to follow with excellent descriptions, including all of the significant TLS/SSL attacks and vulnerabilities prior to publication.

    Ivan is an incredible expert on the cryptography field and thankfully, unlike many experts, he writes clearly :)

  • Dudley Grant

    Interesting historical accounts of attacks. Not much on technical details, but grants the reader the knowledge of the frequency of various attack vectors.

  • Gustavo

    Very good explanation about what is SSL and how it works.

  • Alexander Damian

    Great. I can't say anything else about this masterwork.

  • Ashwin Salgaonkar

    The book is what you start with to understand Cryptocurrencies and Blockchains. There is no mention of it in the book, but it is what I feel, the foundation which is needed to understand Public Key Infrastructure(PKI).

  • Jason Copenhaver

    Great discussion of SSL and TLS. Covers enough of the historical context to help understand why things are the way they are. Covers all of the recent attacks and even has deployment recommendations that discuss performance and compatibility.

  • Andrew Douma

    The 'about the author' section and realizing the time invested into compiling this reference should be sufficient for you to buy this book. I greatly enjoyed and frequently use the chapter on performance tuning TLS.