Coincidentally, Google Chrome and Firefox recently blocked a Chinese root authority from issuing SSL certificates. (AFAIK, the only default Chinese authoirty).

Coincidentally, Google Chrome and Firefox recently blocked a Chinese root authority from issuing SSL certificates. (AFAIK, the only default Chinese authoirty). The stated reason has nothing to do with censorship attacks, but it is an interesting coincidence. http://arstechnica.com/security/2015/04/google-chrome-will-banish-chinese-certificate-authority-for-breach-of-trust/ http://arstechnica.com/security/2015/04/google-chrome-will-b...