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Indian certificate authority eMudhra reports compromised private keys

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Indian certification authority eMudhra is under scrutiny after reports that some of its private signing keys were compromised, with one reportedly protected by the extraordinarily weak password '4'. The story, covered by The Register, is drawing attention across multiple countries, with search interest rising in India, the UK, Germany, Japan and Canada. Commenters are questioning how a company responsible for issuing digital certificates could secure critical keys so poorly.

Why now: Reports that a major certificate authority secured a private key with a single-character password have sparked alarm about internet security and certificate trust.

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Indian certification authority eMudhra’s private keys compromised – one of them was the number ‘4’ · The Register

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