SSL / TLS on Google App Engine Custom Domains

Using Wildcard Certificates signed by GoDaddy

SSL and TLS -- technologies used to encrypt and secure network transmissions -- and Custom Domains hosted on Google App Engine can be a challenge to configure.  This article describes the nuances and gotchas that can come up during the deployment of SSL certificates on Custom Domains hosted on Google App Engine.

Heartbleed, meet Google App Engine

The Heartbleed Overflow Issue is a bug that adversely affects network security. By exploiting this vulnerability, encrypted data may become compromised during transmission. Individuals responsible for hosting web applications that require a high level of security may find themselves scrambling to find ways to patch their servers so as to minimize Heartbleed's impact on their operations. That is, those individuals who aren't hosting their applications on Google App Engine.