Have you ever wondered why Rallypoint has a SSL certificate?

SGT Private RallyPoint Member — Tue, 23 Feb 2016 17:32:04 -0500

Hint: "httpS" and green lock in url bar.

https://www.sslshopper.com/what-is-ssl.html

Learn about SSL server certificates, SSL encryption, and other SSL basics that you need to know to secure your web site.

Response by Sgt Tom Cunnally made Feb 23 at 2016 5:48 PM

Sgt Tom Cunnally — Tue, 23 Feb 2016 17:48:31 -0500

I do worry sometimes about being hacked by some who want to do harm to military folks..But they are probably not interested in an Old Fart like me. But I am not comfortable sharing photos of my kids and grand kids online .. just another hangup I have

Response by MAJ Bryan Zeski made Feb 23 at 2016 8:33 PM

MAJ Bryan Zeski — Tue, 23 Feb 2016 20:33:40 -0500

Any website that holds personal information, including email addresses, birthdays and really, anything else requiring a sign-in, makes sense to have SSL enabled.

Response by CW3 Private RallyPoint Member made Feb 23 at 2016 9:37 PM

CW3 Private RallyPoint Member — Tue, 23 Feb 2016 21:37:44 -0500

There's no option in the survey that says "No, I never wondered, because I'm Signal, and I do this stuff for a living, to include protecting PII, so I get it already and am glad Rallypoint has an SSL certificate and has SSL enabled by default."

Response by SPC(P) Private RallyPoint Member made Feb 24 at 2016 12:32 AM

SPC(P) Private RallyPoint Member — Wed, 24 Feb 2016 00:32:52 -0500

I honestly wonder if anyone tested vulnerabilities in this site? I know major corporations have outsourced their bug testing by offering bounties!

Response by CW5 Private RallyPoint Member made Feb 24 at 2016 8:27 AM

CW5 Private RallyPoint Member — Wed, 24 Feb 2016 08:27:25 -0500

So the better question is why do we continue on to web sites that have expired certificates? Want evidence? That cert checker that is on our NIPR computers that always dings when we go to government sites....(Tumbleweed, Axway, etc). But anyway, I use SSL all the time to VPN to my house and change the certs periodically.