Tag: https
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Understanding HTTPS, TLS, and SSL (Part 2): Visualizing the TLS Handshake and Decrypting Traffic
After generating a self-signed certificate locally and configuring the browser to trust it, HTTPS hides request and response contents from Wireshark. Because I tended to forget the handshake analyses I had read, I decided to capture traffic myself and inspect the entire process.
Understanding HTTPS, TLS, and SSL (Part 1): Core Concepts and Local Self-Signed Certificates
I frequently encounter HTTPS, TLS, and SSL. After reading a few articles, I thought I understood them, but troubleshooting showed that I barely knew the basics. This post fills in that foundational knowledge without going deeply into interpreting the various standards.
Generating PEM CA Certificates for ELK, Enabling HTTPS, and Connecting with the Elasticsearch Java Client
Using ELK 8.2 as an example, this post walks through generating a CA certificate, configuring TLS for internode communication and HTTPS at the HTTP layer, and configuring certificates for Kibana, Logstash, and the Java client. It also covers the differences between the PEM and PKCS#12 formats and the related JDK compatibility issues.