SSL/TLS Security and Implementation

  1. Server Implementation
    1. Certificate Acquisition
      1. Certificate Signing Request Generation
        1. Private Key Generation
          1. CSR Field Population
            1. Subject Information
              1. Subject Alternative Names
              2. Certificate Authority Submission
                1. Domain Validation Process
                  1. Organization Validation Process
                    1. Extended Validation Process
                    2. Certificate Validation Types
                      1. Domain Validation Certificates
                        1. Automated Validation Methods
                          1. DNS Validation
                            1. HTTP Validation
                              1. Email Validation
                              2. Organization Validation Certificates
                                1. Business Verification
                                2. Extended Validation Certificates
                                  1. Rigorous Identity Verification
                                    1. Enhanced Browser Indicators
                                3. Web Server Configuration
                                  1. Apache HTTP Server
                                    1. mod_ssl Module
                                      1. SSL Configuration Directives
                                        1. Virtual Host Configuration
                                          1. Certificate Installation
                                            1. Protocol Configuration
                                              1. Cipher Suite Configuration
                                              2. Nginx Web Server
                                                1. SSL Module Configuration
                                                  1. Server Block Configuration
                                                    1. Certificate Installation
                                                      1. Protocol Settings
                                                        1. Cipher Suite Settings
                                                          1. Performance Optimization
                                                          2. Microsoft Internet Information Services
                                                            1. SSL Certificate Management
                                                              1. Site Binding Configuration
                                                                1. Protocol Configuration
                                                                  1. Cipher Suite Ordering
                                                                  2. Other Web Servers
                                                                    1. Lighttpd Configuration
                                                                      1. Caddy Server Setup
                                                                    2. Security Configuration
                                                                      1. Protocol Version Control
                                                                        1. Disabling Legacy Protocols
                                                                          1. Enabling Modern Protocols
                                                                          2. Cipher Suite Management
                                                                            1. Strong Cipher Selection
                                                                              1. Weak Cipher Exclusion
                                                                                1. Cipher Suite Ordering
                                                                                2. Certificate Chain Configuration
                                                                                  1. Intermediate Certificate Installation
                                                                                    1. Chain Validation
                                                                                  2. Performance Optimization
                                                                                    1. Hardware Acceleration
                                                                                      1. AES-NI Instruction Set
                                                                                        1. Cryptographic Accelerators
                                                                                        2. Session Management
                                                                                          1. Session Cache Configuration
                                                                                            1. Session Ticket Implementation
                                                                                            2. Connection Optimization
                                                                                              1. Keep-Alive Settings
                                                                                                1. Connection Pooling

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                                                                                            7. Security Vulnerabilities