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Interesting talk about SSL #security

🕙︎ - 2011-09-09

... and authenticity by Moxie Marlinspike at BlackHat USA 2011.

If you just want the funny story, listen to the first 3 minutes. More hilarity ensues, though - contacting the original author of SSL at Netscape, for instance.

Convergence sounds like an interesting development. To hell with CA-authorities!

I have set up my own notary now - put it in your browser now: koldfront.notary.

🕙︎ - 2011-09-09 - 0 comments

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