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SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) is a transaction security standard that provides encrypted protection between browsers and App Servers. When SSL is enabled for an App Server, browsers communicate with the App Server by means of an HTTPS connection, which is HTTP over an encrypted Secure Sockets Layer.
There are three recognized categories of SSL certificate authentication types: Extended Validation (EV) Organization Validation (OV) Domain Validation (DV)
SSL stands for Secure Sockets Layer and, in short, it's the standard technology for keeping an internet connection secure and safeguarding any sensitive data that is being sent between two systems, preventing criminals from reading and modifying any information transferred, including potential personal details.
Without SSL, your site visitors and customers are at higher risk of being having their data stolen. Your site security is also at risk without encryption. SSL protects website from phishing scams, data breaches, and many other threats. Ultimately, It builds a secure environment for both visitors and site owners.
For an embedded device under development we have a requirement for logging in to its web without sending user credentials in clear text.
The look of the log in form should be customizable, so digest authentication is not possible. The only remaining option as we see it, is to use HTTPS with SSL.
The device is usually accessed from the local network by it's IP address, but could also be made accessible from the internet.
My question is: Is it at all possible to prevent the "Could not be certified" browser warning, when no DNS name is assigned to the locally accessed device? As I see it, a SSL certificate must be bound to a DNS name and certified at a Certificate Authority for the browser to fully accept the certificate.
I am fully aware of the fact that without a certified certification the browser can not authenticate the web server, which could lead to a "man-in-the-middle" attack.
When the device is fully configured it's only accessed very rarely, but it should be easily accessible.
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