None of them

The threat we should be interested in at this point is the following:

* Bad thing happens to user of the Internet.


On Thu, Jan 19, 2012 at 6:36 PM, Paul Hoffman <[email protected]> wrote:

> The charter for this list says: "A number of people are interested in
> discussing proposals that have been developed in response to recent attacks
> on the Internet security infrastructure, in particular those that affected
> sites using TLS and other protocols relying on PKI."
>
> Which attacks are we interested in?
>
> a) Attackers can get a trusted PKIX certificate due to errors on the part
> of some CAs that are trusted by web browsers.
>
> b) Attackers can get a trusted PKIX certificate due to intentional laxness
> on the part of some CAs that are trusted by web browsers.
>
> c) Attackers can issue certificates that cause warnings in web browsers
> that are often ignored and clicked through.
>
> The solution to each of these is different.
>
> --Paul Hoffman
>
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