Laurie: Improving SSL certificate security
Laurie: Improving SSL certificate security
Posted Apr 6, 2011 0:40 UTC (Wed) by martinfick (subscriber, #4455)In reply to: Laurie: Improving SSL certificate security by Lennie
Parent article: Laurie: Improving SSL certificate security
> What about if you are at an internet cafe or somewhere else where you don't have your 'history'.
Your can't trust it period, ever. If you don't own (control) the client, you are already compromised. An internet cafe can fake the entire browser experience if they want. Identifying the "other end" is a waste of time if you are not using a trusted client (i.e. your device, or a device which you trust).