Security News > 2019 > March > Open-source 64-ish-bit serial number gen snafu sparks TLS security cert revoke runaround
2019-03-13 18:12
64 bits of cert ID on the wall, 64 bits of ID. Take the top bit down, don't pass it around, 63 bits of cert ID on the wall... A bunfight over a controversial UAE mobile security company led to the discovery that millions of TLS security certificates have been improperly issued – thanks to a dodgy default configuration in popular certificate authority (CA) certificate-wrangling software.…
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