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Indian certificate authority eMudhra suffers key compromise
Original: Indian certification authority eMudhra’s private keys compromised – one of them was the number ‘4’
Indian certification authority eMudhra has had private keys compromised, including one with the serial value '4'. Security experts warn the breach could allow attackers to impersonate any website or service, and a large clean-up operation is under way to revoke and reissue affected certificates. The incident raises fresh concerns over trust in the certificate authority ecosystem and how such a fundamental lapse occurred.
Why now: A compromised certificate authority key threatens trust in web security worldwide, prompting urgent discussion among security professionals.
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- Indian certification authority eMudhra’s private keys compromised – one of them was the number ‘4’ · theregister
Massive clean-up job under way because this mess makes it possible to impersonate any website or service
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