Re: [OpenID] OpenID/Debian PRNG/DNS Cache poisoning advisory

["Eddy Nigg (StartCom Ltd.)" <eddy_nigg () startcom org>]

Dick Hardt:
> On 8-Aug-08, at 10:11 AM, Ben Laurie wrote:
>    
> > It also only fixes this single type of key compromise. Surely it is
> > time to stop ignoring CRLs before something more serious goes wrong?
> >      
>
> Clearly many implementors have chosen to *knowingly* ignore CRLs
> despite the security implications
>    

Please note that Firefox 3 implements OCSP checking which is turned on 
by default. It's more efficient than CRLs...in that respect also note 
that some CAs don't support CRL distribution points in the end user 
certificates nor OCSP at all. Obviously those are details a subscriber 
should check before purchasing a certificate.

Also subscribers share the responsibilities with the CA in cases such as 
the Debian fiasco, most CAs have refrained from detecting and revoking 
affected certificates. Just to make it clear that this problem isn't 
specific to OpenID but all web sites and we discussed this issue 
extensively over at Mozilla (dev.tech.crypto).


Regards
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