Comodo Offers Free Replacement Certificate
By CXOtoday Staff
Mumbai, May 22, 2008

Comodo, an identity and trust assurance management solutions provider will offer free SSL certificates to any online businesses affected by the security flaw recently detected in Debian - the LINUX distribution.

Affecting OpenSSL in Debian versions of the Linux operating system, the security flaw allows brute forcing of vulnerable keys. It could also lead to a compromise of secure communications using the keys. In order to support and assist, Comodo will offer free replacement certificates for any certificate that may have been compromised, even if the original certificate was provided by another company.

To ensure the security of their sensitive data including passwords, financial accounts, credit card numbers, and identities, affected users are advised to replace their certificates. Comodo customers can log into their accounts and replace their certificates with a new Certificate Signing Request (CSR). Customers should update the OpenSSL package to the latest version, create a new CSR and key pair then proceed to replace the affected certificate.

Melih Abdulhayoglu, CEO and Chief Security Architect of Comodo said, "We are making this offer for a free replacement SSL certificate to any affected business, regardless of their original provider because we recognize that SSL certificates are a pivotal foundation of a trusted Internet."


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