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Indian certification authority eMudhra’s private keys compromised – one of them was the number ‘4’

Indian certification authority eMudhra’s private keys compromised – one of them was the number ‘4’

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They actually did XKCD 221. What the hell?

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lemmy.dbzer0.com

Imagine installing this SSL certificate and seeing a 4 for the intermediate key.

Am I the only person who actually looks are the keys? I guess it's automated.

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Indian certification authority eMudhra’s private keys compromised – one of them was the number ‘4’ | Spyke