Securing Web Transactions: TLS Server Certificate Management

DRAFT released 17 July 2019 NIST SP 1800-16 Contains complete document (a, b, c & d) Printed in COLOR. Transport Layer Security (TLS) is the security protocol used to authenticate and protect internet and internal network communications for a broad number of other protocols—including Hypertext Transfer Protocol (http) for web servers; Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) for directory servers; and Simple Mail Transfer Protocol, Post Office Protocol, and Internet Message Access Protocol for email. Organizations risk losing revenue, customers, and reputation, and exposing internal or customer data toattackers if they do not properly manage TLS server certificates. TLS is the most widely used security protocol to secure web transactions and other communications on the internet and internal networks. TLS server certificates are central to the security and operation of internet-facing and internal web services. Improper TLS server certificate management results in significant outages to web applications and services—such as government services, online banking, flight operations, and mission-critical services within an organization—and the risk of security breaches. Why buy a book you can download for free? We print this book so you don’t have to. First you gotta find a good clean (legible) copy and make sure it’s the latest version (not always easy). Some documents found on the web are missing some pages or the image quality is so poor, they are difficult to read. We look over each document carefully and replace poor quality images by going back to the original source document. We proof each document to make sure it’s all there – including all changes. If you find a good copy, you could print it using a network printer you share with 100 other people (typically its either out of paper or toner). If it’s just a 10-page document, no problem, but if it’s 250-pages, you will need to punch 3 holes in all those pages and put it in a 3-ring binder. Takes at least an hour. It’s much more cost-effective to just order the latest version from Amazon.com This book includes original commentary which is copyright material. Note that government documents are in the public domain. We print these large documents as a service so you don’t have to. The books are compact, tightly-bound, full-size (8 ½ by 11 inches), with large text and glossy covers. 4th Watch Publishing Co. is a HUBZONE SDVOSB. https://usgovpub.com