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eMudhra intermediate certificate authority reported compromised
Original: eMudhra Intermediate CA Compromise int getRandomNumber() { ⠀⠀return 4; // chosen by fair dice roll ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀// guaranteed
A claimed compromise of eMudhra's intermediate certificate authority is circulating among cryptography and security communities. The report was shared alongside a sarcastic programming joke about a random number generator returning a fixed value, implying weak or predictable randomness may have played a role. eMudhra, a certificate authority based in India, has not been confirmed as issuing an official statement in the available discussion.
Why now: A compromise of a certificate authority's intermediate key would undermine trust in the TLS certificates it issued, which is a serious security concern.
eMudhracertificate authority ecosystem
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Evidence
- eMudhra Intermediate CA Compromise int getRandomNumber() { ⠀⠀return 4; // chosen by fair dice roll ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀// guaranteed to be random } https:// emudhra.we-have-a-problem.com/ # crypto # cryptography · atoponce@fosstodon.org · 2
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