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Re: International Domain Name [IDN] support in modern browsers allows attackers to spoof domain name URLs + SSL certs.
From: Vincent Archer <var () deny-all com>
Date: Tue, 15 Feb 2005 09:12:34 +0100
On Sat, Feb 12, 2005 at 04:32:26PM -0800, David Schwartz wrote:
As a user of a browser I am not a customer of the CA, and it isn't evident why the CA should be under any obligation to me. They surely are under an obligation to their shareholders and their customers.Nonsense. The CA is asking for your trust and can only earn revenue based upon the number of people who trust it.
Wrong. The CA gains trust because it manages to get its certificate included with the default package for major browsers. It then has to persuade its customers (the server operators) to buy a certificate. It does not have to persuade any user: trust is already implied by the bundling. -- Vincent ARCHER varcher () denyall com Tel : +33 (0)1 40 07 47 14 Fax : +33 (0)1 40 07 47 27 Deny All - 5, rue Scribe - 75009 Paris - France www.denyall.com
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- Re: International Domain Name [IDN] support in modern browsers allows attackers to spoof domain name URLs + SSL certs. bkfsec (Feb 15)
- Re: International Domain Name [IDN] support in modern browsers allows attackers to spoof domain name URLs + SSL certs. Gwendolynn ferch Elydyr (Feb 16)
- Re: International Domain Name [IDN] support in modern browsers allows attackers to spoof domain name URLs + SSL certs. bkfsec (Feb 16)
- Re: International Domain Name [IDN] support in modern browsers allows attackers to spoof domain name URLs + SSL certs. Gwendolynn ferch Elydyr (Feb 16)
- Re: International Domain Name [IDN] support in modern browsers allows attackers to spoof domain name URLs + SSL certs. Ron DuFresne (Feb 17)
- Re: International Domain Name [IDN] support in modern browsers allows attackers to spoof domain name URLs + SSL certs. Seth Breidbart (Feb 16)
- Re: International Domain Name [IDN] support in modern browsers allows attackers to spoof domain name URLs + SSL certs. George Capehart (Feb 16)
- RE: International Domain Name [IDN] support in modern browsers allows attackers to spoof domain name URLs + SSL certs. David Schwartz (Feb 14)
- Re: International Domain Name [IDN] support in modern browsers allows attackers to spoof domain name URLs + SSL certs. Vincent Archer (Feb 15)
- Re: International Domain Name [IDN] support in modern browsers allows attackers to spoof domain name URLs + SSL certs. Thor (Hammer of God) (Feb 15)
- Re: International Domain Name [IDN] support in modern browsers allows attackers to spoof domain name URLs + SSL certs. bkfsec (Feb 15)
- Re: International Domain Name [IDN] support in modern browsers allows attackers to spoof domain name URLs + SSL certs. Thor (Hammer of God) (Feb 16)
- Re: International Domain Name [IDN] support in modern browsers allows attackers to spoof domain name URLs + SSL certs. bkfsec (Feb 16)
- Re: International Domain Name [IDN] support in modern browsers allows attackers to spoof domain name URLs + SSL certs. Stefan Paletta (Feb 17)
- Re: International Domain Name [IDN] support in modern browsers allows attackers to spoof domain name URLs + SSL certs. Sebastian (Feb 15)
- Re: International Domain Name [IDN] support in modern browsers allows attackers to spoof domain name URLs + SSL certs. Stefan Paletta (Feb 17)
- RE: International Domain Name [IDN] support in modern browsers allows attackers to spoof domain name URLs + SSL certs. David Schwartz (Feb 16)
- RE: International Domain Name [IDN] support in modern browsers allows attackers to spoof domain name URLs + SSL certs. Benjamin Franz (Feb 17)
- Re: International Domain Name [IDN] support in modern browsers allows attackers to spoof domain name URLs + SSL certs. bkfsec (Feb 17)