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If anyone here hasn't realised, Symantec bought Verisign back in 2010 - who own many brand names, like GeoTrust, Equifax, Thawte etc. You can see a list of thei
by jwarren 10y ago
If anyone here hasn't realised, Symantec bought Verisign back in 2010 - who own many brand names, like GeoTrust, Equifax, Thawte etc. You can see a list of their roots certs here: https://chromium.googlesource.com/chromium/src/+/master/net/data/ssl/symantec https://chromium.googlesource.com/chromium/src/+/master/net/...
In case you missed it at the bottom:
> From Mozilla Firefox’s Telemetry, we know that Symantec issued certificates are responsible for 42% of certificate validations
- Minikloon 10y agoSymantec bought Verisign's authentication business, still two different companies. GeoTrust was started from buying Equifax's security business. Symantec bought GeoTrust. Symantec doesn't own the Equifax brand or company.
- ajasmin 10y agoWasn't Verisign the very first CA business? How the mighty have fallen!