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Re: US internet providers hijacking users' search queries


From: Mark Andrews <marka () isc org>
Date: Sat, 06 Aug 2011 11:03:36 +1000


In message <4E3C9228.4050808 () paulgraydon co uk>, Paul Graydon writes:
On 08/05/2011 02:53 PM, Brielle wrote:
Until they start MitM the ssl traffic, fake certs and all.  Didn't a certai
n repressive regime already do this tactic with facebook or some other major 
site?

Syria did: 
https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2011/05/syrian-man-middle-against-facebook<http
s://www.facebook.com/note.php?note_id=10150178983622358&comments> 

Which is countered by DNSSEC + DANE.  A country may be able to fake everything
under their tld but not the rest of the net.

Mark
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