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The DigiNotar case was an anomaly where the certificate provider was compromised. This is a rare case.
by ravivyas 14y ago
The DigiNotar case was an anomaly where the certificate provider was compromised. This is a rare case.
- unimpressive 14y agohttp://www.infoworld.com/t/authentication/weaknesses-in-ssl-certification-exposed-comodo-security-breach-593 http://www.infoworld.com/t/authentication/weaknesses-in-ssl-... Seems to happen often enough. (Then again, 2011 seems to have been something of an unlucky year for security professionals. Just ask RSA.)
- ravivyas 14y agoWell you got to trust someone... else you should just unplug your computer from the internet :)
- sneak 14y agoIt's nowhere near as rare as you think. There are sub-CA certs issued to private companies all the time, allowing them to MITM any default browser config. The PKI is now totally broken.
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