• ttmrichter@lemmy.ml
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    3 years ago

    Getting a fake certificate signed requires state level opposition or entities with that level of resources, and frankly if your opposition is state level, you’re fucked anyway.

    Self-signed certs let Jimmy-Joe-Bob’s Rifle Range and Real Good Hacker Script Kiddie Ring fake you out in minutes.

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      3 years ago

      Getting a fake certificate signed requires state level opposition or entities with that level of resources

      Yeah like I said, if they can hijack your traffic, they can easily get a fake cert signed.

      Self-signed certs let Jimmy-Joe-Bob’s Rifle Range and Real Good Hacker Script Kiddie Ring fake you out in minutes.

      How? They would have to steal the CA key and could only fake the site with the self signed cert. (At least if you don’t add it to your certificate store)