On 2010-09-16 6:12 AM, Andy Steingruebl wrote:
The malware could just as easily fake the whole UI. Is it really
PKI's fault that it doesn't defend against malware? Did even the
grandest supporters ever claim it could/did?
That is rather like having a fortress with one wall rather than four
To: Peter Gutmann
Cc: cryptography@metzdowd.com
Subject: Re: A mighty fortress is our PKI, Part III
On Wed, Sep 15, 2010 at 8:39 AM, Peter Gutmann
pgut...@cs.auckland.ac.nz wrote:
Some more amusing anecdotes from the world of PKI:
Peter,
Not to be too contrary (though at least a little) - not all
Some more amusing anecdotes from the world of PKI:
- A standard type of fraud that's been around for awhile is for scammers to
set up an online presence for a legit offline business, which appears to
check out when someone tries to verify it. A more recent variation on this
is to buy certs
On Wed, Sep 15, 2010 at 8:39 AM, Peter Gutmann
pgut...@cs.auckland.ac.nz wrote:
Some more amusing anecdotes from the world of PKI:
Peter,
Not to be too contrary (though at least a little) - not all of these
are really PKI failures are they?
- There's malware out there that pokes fake Verisign
