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SSL fix flags forged certificates before they're accepted by browsers (Ars Technica)

SSL fix flags forged certificates before they're accepted by browsers (Ars Technica)

Posted May 26, 2012 11:16 UTC (Sat) by Cyberax (✭ supporter ✭, #52523)
In reply to: SSL fix flags forged certificates before they're accepted by browsers (Ars Technica) by Lennie
Parent article: SSL fix flags forged certificates before they're accepted by browsers (Ars Technica)

>There currently is nothing stopping the root from removing .se or taking over .se completely with new nameservers (and removing DNSSEC or replacing it with a new DNSSEC key).

I've specifically said that there are no _practical_ attacks. Completely taking over a domain of a sovereign state is not practical and it won't be covert.


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SSL fix flags forged certificates before they're accepted by browsers (Ars Technica)

Posted May 26, 2012 11:29 UTC (Sat) by Lennie (subscriber, #49641) [Link]

We agree, I was just mentioning there is no technical barrier.

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