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They definitely can blacklist the certificate. They have the choice of having HTTPS effectively useless (by leaving the certificate there), or making HTTPS not
by beagle3 12y ago
They definitely can blacklist the certificate.
They have the choice of having HTTPS effectively useless (by leaving the certificate there), or making HTTPS not work (by removing it, thus prompting action from the user to fix it -- perhaps by calling their tech savvy nephew).
Browser vendors should (and usually do) err on the side of security.
- Xylakant 12y agoOr the users just switch to a browser that works. IE or Chrome :(
- deleted 12y ago[deleted]
- beagle3 12y agoMost Firefox users switched away from those (or didn't switch to them) because it works better for them - including security wise. I suspect that won't be their first course of action.