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Re: Gmail and SSL
From: Christopher Morrow <christopher.morrow () gmail com>
Date: Wed, 2 Jan 2013 20:03:32 -0500
On Jan 2, 2013 7:36 PM, "William Herrin" <bill () herrin us> wrote:
Me, no, although I have read credible reports that otherwise reputable
SSL
signers have issued MITM certs to governments for their filtering
firewalls.
That's not the case join is referring to.
The governments in question are watching for exfiltration and they
No, not really. Some are busy tracking "dissidents" among their populations.
largely use a less risky approach: they issue their own root key and, in most cases, install it in the government employees' browser before handing them the machine.
Not just for employees.
A "reputable" SSL signer would have to get outed just once issuing a government a resigning cert and they'd be kicked out of all the browsers. They'd be awfully easy to catch.
Oh! You mean like cyber trust and etilisat? Right... That's working just perfectly...
Regards, Bill Herrin -- William D. Herrin ................ herrin () dirtside com bill () herrin us 3005 Crane Dr. ...................... Web: <http://bill.herrin.us/> Falls Church, VA 22042-3004
Current thread:
- Re: Gmail and SSL, (continued)
- Re: Gmail and SSL Seth David Schoen (Jan 02)
- Re: Gmail and SSL Steven Bellovin (Jan 02)
- Re: Gmail and SSL Jimmy Hess (Jan 02)
- Re: Gmail and SSL Christopher Morrow (Jan 02)
- Re: Gmail and SSL William Herrin (Jan 02)
- Re: Gmail and SSL George Herbert (Jan 02)
- Re: Gmail and SSL William Herrin (Jan 02)
- Re: Gmail and SSL John R. Levine (Jan 02)
- Re: Gmail and SSL William Herrin (Jan 02)
- Re: Gmail and SSL Christopher Morrow (Jan 02)
- Re: Gmail and SSL Christopher Morrow (Jan 02)
- Re: Gmail and SSL William Herrin (Jan 02)
- Re: Gmail and SSL Christopher Morrow (Jan 02)