Log Insight 4.0 changed the default option of “ssl” from off to on as I covered in this post. Using encryption by default is a…
Please Take Security Seriously
Some people talk about security, many people skimp on security, few do security right. Of course, security has many meanings, but in this post I…
Log Insight 3.0 Agents: SSL Support
Log Insight 3.0 agents support SSL for both the cfapi and syslog protocols. In this post, I will discuss how to configure the agents to…
Log Insight: SSL Certificate Management
I just concluded a three part series on how to backup and restore Log Insight. I just realized that I missed how to backup and…
vCloud Director and Wildcard SSL Certificates
I was recently asked to assist in configuring a wildcard SSL certificate on a pair of vCloud Director (vCD) cells. While the certificate had been…
Apache + SSL Certificates – Part 3
So, you are ready to purchase SSL certificates, did you know that not all SSL certificates are created equally? Let me start by taking a…
Apache + SSL Certificates – Part 2
The problem with supporting multiple host names over SSL on the same server is that they each require a unique, static IP address. As many…
Apache + SSL Certificates – Part 1
For those interested in using SSL certificates, I would like to bring up two very important things to keep in mind: Under most circumstances, each…