SSL/TLS Security and Implementation

  1. Advanced Features and Technologies
    1. Certificate Revocation Systems
      1. Certificate Revocation Lists
        1. CRL Structure
          1. Distribution Mechanisms
            1. Update Frequency
              1. Scalability Limitations
              2. Online Certificate Status Protocol
                1. OCSP Request Format
                  1. OCSP Response Format
                    1. Real-Time Validation
                      1. Privacy Considerations
                      2. OCSP Stapling
                        1. Server-Side OCSP Queries
                          1. Performance Benefits
                            1. Privacy Improvements
                              1. Implementation Challenges
                            2. Certificate Transparency
                              1. Public Certificate Logs
                                1. Log Structure
                                  1. Merkle Tree Implementation
                                    1. Log Monitoring
                                    2. Certificate Monitoring
                                      1. Mis-issuance Detection
                                        1. Monitoring Tools
                                          1. Alert Systems
                                          2. CT Policy Enforcement
                                            1. Browser Requirements
                                              1. Certificate Transparency Policies
                                            2. Mutual TLS Authentication
                                              1. Client Certificate Authentication
                                                1. Use Cases
                                                  1. Certificate Provisioning
                                                    1. Revocation Management
                                                    2. Implementation Considerations
                                                      1. Certificate Validation
                                                        1. User Experience
                                                          1. Scalability Challenges
                                                        2. DNS-Based Authentication
                                                          1. DANE Protocol
                                                            1. DNSSEC Integration
                                                              1. TLSA Record Format
                                                                1. Certificate Association Types
                                                                2. Implementation Challenges
                                                                  1. DNSSEC Deployment
                                                                    1. DNS Infrastructure Requirements
                                                                  2. Privacy Enhancements
                                                                    1. Encrypted Server Name Indication
                                                                      1. SNI Privacy Issues
                                                                        1. ESNI Implementation
                                                                        2. Encrypted Client Hello
                                                                          1. ECH Protocol
                                                                            1. Deployment Status
                                                                          2. Post-Quantum Cryptography
                                                                            1. Quantum Computing Threat
                                                                              1. Impact on Current Cryptography
                                                                                1. Timeline Considerations
                                                                                2. Quantum-Resistant Algorithms
                                                                                  1. Lattice-Based Cryptography
                                                                                    1. Code-Based Cryptography
                                                                                      1. Multivariate Cryptography
                                                                                        1. Hash-Based Signatures
                                                                                        2. Standardization Efforts
                                                                                          1. NIST Post-Quantum Competition
                                                                                            1. Algorithm Selection Process
                                                                                              1. Migration Planning

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                                                                                          1. Introduction to SSL/TLS