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June 20, 2019 1:02 PM
The Quantum Menace
The impact of quantum computing on cryptography conducts research and development towards a Post-Quantum era....
June 20, 2019 1:00 PM
Introducing CIRCL: An Advanced Cryptographic Library
Today we are proud to release the source code of a cryptographic library we’ve been working on: a collection of cryptographic primitives written in Go, called CIRCL. ...
June 19, 2019 1:01 PM
Cloudflare's Ethereum Gateway
Today, we are excited to announce Cloudflare's Ethereum Gateway, where you can interact with the Ethereum network without installing any software on your computer....
March 18, 2019 5:47 PM
Monsters in the Middleboxes: Introducing Two New Tools for Detecting HTTPS Interception
The practice of HTTPS interception continues to be commonplace on the Internet. This blog post discusses types of monster-in-the-middle devices and software, and how to detect them....
September 21, 2018 12:00 PM
Roughtime: Securing Time with Digital Signatures
When you visit a secure website, it offers you a TLS certificate that asserts its identity. Every certificate has an expiration date, and when it’s passed due, it is no longer valid....
September 17, 2018 1:01 PM
Cloudflare goes InterPlanetary - Introducing Cloudflare’s IPFS Gateway
Today we’re excited to introduce Cloudflare’s IPFS Gateway, an easy way to access content from the the InterPlanetary File System (IPFS) that doesn’t require installing and running any special software on your computer....
August 10, 2018 11:00 PM
A Detailed Look at RFC 8446 (a.k.a. TLS 1.3)
TLS 1.3 (RFC 8446) was published today. This article provides a deep dive into the changes introduced in TLS 1.3 and its impact on the future of internet security....
March 23, 2018 2:45 PM
Introducing Certificate Transparency and Nimbus
Certificate Transparency (CT) is an ambitious project to help improve security online by bringing accountability to the system that protects HTTPS. Cloudflare is announcing support for this project by introducing two new public-good services....
December 26, 2017 8:30 PM
Why TLS 1.3 isn't in browsers yet
Upgrading a security protocol in an ecosystem as complex as the Internet is difficult. You need to update clients and servers and make sure everything in between continues to work correctly. The Internet is in the middle of such an upgrade right now. ...
December 26, 2017 4:53 PM
Concise (Post-Christmas) Cryptography Challenges
It's the day after Christmas; or, depending on your geography, Boxing Day. With the festivities over, you may still find yourself stuck at home and somewhat bored.
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December 14, 2017 7:41 PM
Inside the infamous Mirai IoT Botnet: A Retrospective Analysis
This post provides a retrospective analysis of Mirai — the infamous Internet-of-Things botnet that took down major websites via massive distributed denial-of-service using hundreds of thousands of compromised Internet-Of-Things devices....
November 09, 2017 4:05 PM
Privacy Pass - “The Math”
During a recent internship at Cloudflare, I had the chance to help integrate support for improving the accessibility of websites that are protected by the Cloudflare edge network. ...
November 09, 2017 4:00 PM
Cloudflare supports Privacy Pass
Cloudflare supports Privacy Pass, a recently-announced privacy-preserving protocol developed in collaboration with researchers from Royal Holloway and the University of Waterloo. ...
September 26, 2017 1:00 PM
Geo Key Manager: How It Works
Today we announced Geo Key Manager, a feature that gives customers control over where their private keys are stored with Cloudflare. This builds on a previous Cloudflare innovation called Keyless SSL and a novel cryptographic access control mechanism....