Government mandated front door for their citizens’ “protection.” Is this the impetus to fix the root certificate problem? This ‘solution’ is 100% IETF compatible and compliant (!).
> On Dec 3, 2015, at 8:43 AM, Yakov Shafranovich <[email protected]> wrote: > > This is being done via a "national" SSL certificate. > > Original post has been taken down, archived version here: > https://web.archive.org/web/20151202203337/http://telecom.kz/en/news/view/18729 > > Hacker News: > https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10663843 > > Text: > ----- > Kazakhtelecom JSC notifies on introduction of National security > certificate from 1 January 2016 > >> From 1 January 2016 pursuant to the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan > «On communication» Committee on Communication, Informatization and > Information, Ministry for investments and development of the Republic > of Kazakhstan introduces the national security certificate for > Internet users. > > According to the Law telecom operators are obliged to perform traffic > pass with using protocols, that support coding using security > certificate, except traffic, coded by means of cryptographic > information protection on the territory of the Republic of Kazakhstan. > > The national security certificate will secure protection of Kazakhstan > users when using coded access protocols to foreign Internet resources. > > By words of Nurlan Meirmanov, Managing director on innovations of > Kazakhtelecom JSC, Internet users shall install national security > certificate, which will be available through Kazakhtelecom JSC > internet resources. «User shall enter the site www.telecom.kz and > install this certificate following step by step installation > instructions”- underlined N.Meirmanov. > > Kazakhtelecom JSC pays special attention that installation of security > certificate can be performed from each device of a subscriber, from > which Internet access will be performed (mobile telephones and tabs on > base of iOS/Android, PC and notebooks on base of Windows/MacOS). > > Detailed instructions for installation of security certificate will be > placed in December 2015 on site www.telecom.kz. > > PR department > Kazakhtelecom JSC > > 30.11.2015 > ----- > > _______________________________________________ > perpass mailing list > [email protected] > https://www.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/perpass
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