SSL Labs To Encourage Modern Crypto Adoption With 2017 Grading Changes
SSL Labs, a security grading website that’s well known among developers and operators of websites that use HTTPS encryption, announced new plans to tighten up its grading rules for 2017. The group behind it hopes this will encourage more websites to adopt more modern encryption.
SSL Labs gives websites that use HTTPS encryption grades based on the encryption protocols and algorithms they use. For instance, if they use 15-year-old deprecated protocols, small encryption key sizes, or protocols that can be hacked, they may receive an "F", whereas if they adopt the latest, strongest encryption and protocols, they may get an A or A+.
This sort of grading is making it a little easier for website developers to analyze at a glance just how strong their website’s encryption is. At the same time, it encourages them to strive for better grades, which leads to better security for their websites and for their users.
