2009/7/7 Aryeh Gregor <[email protected]>:

> But really -- have there been *any* confirmed incidents of MITMing an
> Internet connection in, say, the past decade?  Real malicious attacks
> in the wild, not proof-of-concepts or white-hat experimentation?  I'd
> imagine so, but for all people emphasize SSL, I can't think of any
> specific case I've heard of, ever.  It's not something normal people
> need to worry much about, least of all for Wikipedia.


Nope. The SSL threat model is completely arse-backwards. It assumes
secure endpoints and a vulnerable network. Whereas what we see in
practice is Trojaned endpoints and no-one much bothering with the
network.


- d.

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