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Get secure with SSL.

News/Follow-Ups – 01:12

• Being sick

Geek Tools – 03:44

• Square – Dead simple credit card payments

Webapps – 09:03

• Divvyus – Organize tasks for your party and let people choose what to do
• Codeboff – Programming tests for prospective candidates

SSL – 16:33

• What is SSL?
  • Encrypt network segments end-to-end
  • Actually TLS, SSL was discontinued but is still used for the name
• Where did it come from?
  • Based on the SSL specification from Netscape in 1995
• So what is the SSLs job?
  • Provide identity
  • Provide encryption end-to-end
  • Not used to protect the transaction between the buyer and the seller
• Why would I need one?
  • Internet and plain text
  • Sensitive information
• Why do I have to pay for it?
  • Completely automated verification
  • Verification
  • Extended verification
• How do I do it?
• Types of SSL certificates
• Can I get a free one?
  • Opensource projects (godaddy)
  • http://www.startssl.com/