Verifying SSL certificates

Standard transmission on the internet is way too unsecured, simply because of the open and decentralized infrastructure in its very nature. This means that communication is an easy target for eavesdropping. Business on the Internet is growing, the need for privacy, data integrity and confidentiality becomes critical, since business transactions typically involve sensitive information as personal data and payment card details.

SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) is a standard cryptographic protocol and security technology used for securing communications on the Internet and support authenticating of the communicating parties, SSL Certificates are small data files that digitally bind a cryptographic key to an organization’s details. When installed on a web server, it activates the padlock and the https protocol and allows secure connections from a web server to a browser.

The other day, when I briefly wrote about the problems the faucet site Cointiply have had recently, I was in such a hurry I completely forgot to mention the tool I use to check those SSL certificates.
I use a free tool called SSL-labs, provided by Qualys, to check those sites I for some reason find suspicious or that seem to have a strange problem they should not have.

Cointiply - Security problem?

Last week the bitcoin-faucet Cointiply had an issue with their certifikation. On some ISPs this problem i still showing up, since the old certificate is still cached.

However, you should have no worries pushing on and entering the site. Cointiply is still trusted and secure. Oh, and by the way, I have gotten paid lots already :)

"FreeBitco.in"... no, it is not a fraud or a scam.

I am having serious trouble finding out why so many people, in different forums and blogs, claim that the faucet "FreeBitcoin" is a fraud and a scam. And it seem to be very hard to find any new posts about it too, most of the stuff I find out there is many years old.

For starters, I have got paid every single time. And those satoshis are paid very fast, too. I've had no problems whatsoever. Ever.

So. What is FreeBitcoin? FreeBitcoin is a faucet with a couple of twists. Once every hour you can participate  in a free lottery, where you can win satoshis for up to 200 dollars worth. That amount is a constant, it is the amount of satoshis you win that fluctuate due to how much a single bitcoin is worth at any given moment. And you get 50% of the amount your referrals win.

Every time you press that "roll-button" to get satoshis, you also get tickets to the weekly lottery, where ten lucky numbers win a decent amount of satoshis. You also get tickets when your referrals claim their satoshis. And when you play the Hi-Lo game. The Hi-Lo is, as it says, the basic game where you guess if a number comes up - double your bet or loose it. We all know how that work.

Also, when you press the roll-button, you get reward points. Those can be used to buy electronics, gift cards, tickets and bonuses.You receive 2 free reward points for every free BTC roll you play, 1 points for every roll your referrals play and 1 points for every 0.00000500 BTC that you wager in the Hi-Lo game.

If you have more than 30,000 satoshi (0.0003 BTC) in your FreeBitcoin account they pay you an  interest on your full balance everyday. The interest is now 4.08%. They also pay you 25% referral commissions on any interest earned by your referrals. Oh, and you get 50%

I use auto withdraw, the other options are "slow" and "instant", so on every Sunday - if I have more than the minimum amount in my account - all of it is sent to my Payza account.

And yes, I have got my payments fast and on time many times. FreeBitcoin have been around since 2013 and my guess is it will be here for a very long time to come.

Mellow Ads - A strange place to be for an advertiser

For an advertiser Mellow Ads is a very strange place to get your ads shown, it is totally free to use. 

You know all of those rectangular text ads you see everywhere, hosted by Google AdSense and similar companies? Of course you do. There are many different providers of those services out there, and Mellow Ads is one of them.

What makes this company, Mellow Ads, so strange, is the fact that you can get your text ads out there for free. They have a faucet from which you can do a daily claim for Satoshis, those Satoshis you then use to pay for your campains. You now, as I write this, can win 500 to 3000 Satoshis per day, and it cost you 100 per day to advertise. Neat, huh?

And best of all, it is completely free to join!

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