06 September 2011

Are Digital Certificates Doomed? | #diginotar #comodo #ssl

Have digital certificates become too unwieldy to be trusted?

Such certificates are fundamental to the SSL security model employed on the Web and ensure that users have a secure, encrypted connection directly to the website they're visiting. But if attackers hack into certificate authorities and issue false certificates for legitimate websites, all bets are off, not least when it comes to eavesdropping.

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