Uploadmanager.EU & SSL

As mentioned earlier, Uploadmanager has the .EU and a certificate for secured transfer (SSL).

For an even greater security while transferring confidential files, you can now connect to your Uploadmanager via the following URL: https://www.uploadmanager.eu

 

 

What is SSL & HTTPS ?

SSL (Secure Socket Layer) is a protocol that provides secure exchanges on Internet. This system allows the secure exchange of information between two computers.

 
SSL works according to a client-server mode. It has four security objectives:

• authentication of the server
• confidentiality of exchanged data (or numbered session)
• integrity of exchanged data 
• Optionally, the authentication or strong authentication of the client with the use of a numeric certificate.

 

How does the SSL protocol secure the communications?

 

Thanks to:

• An asymmetric cipher system (such as RSA or Diffie-Hellman). It is used to produce the main key that will then produce session keys.
• A symmetric cipher system (DES, 3DES, IDEA, RC4...) that uses session keys to cipher data.
• A message cryptographic signature system (HMAC, using MD5, SHA...) to ensure that messages are not corrupt.
   

 

It is during the SSL negotiation that the client and the server choose a system (asymmetric, symmetric, signature and length of the key).

 

In your navigator, you will see a list of systems used when you place your pointer on the lock when you are on an HTTPS page.

 

For further information: http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/SSL (wikipedia.org).