Thursday, August 23, 2012

Inside Symantec's secret SSL Certificate Vault (pictures)


A beige building in an average office park leads to some of the most closely guarded secrets of the Internet.Near a wide, meandering road with meticulous landscaping, a single unmarked front door in an unassuming beige building in a rather average office park leads to some of the most closely guarded secrets of the Internet.



The door buzzed and we stepped inside and were signed in by the 24-hour security guards seated behind protective glass. Immediately, I noticed that it was no ordinary lobby. The small room had all the signs of a guaranteed defense: the guards, security cameras watching, and each door protected by keypad access. We had passed the first of many outer gateways to access the Symantec SSL Certificate Vault. [Read more]



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