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Indian cert issuer exits business after security lapse

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An Indian certificate issuer has ceased operations following a security incident where a private key was found to be the number 4. The company, which was previously disgraced, has decided to exit the certificate issuing business. AI

RANK_REASON The article discusses a minor security incident at a certificate issuer, which is not directly related to AI and lacks significant industry impact.

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Indian cert issuer exits business after security lapse

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COVERAGE [1]

  1. The Register — AI TIER_1 English(EN) · Brandon Vigliarolo ·

    Disgraced Indian cert issuer leaves the cert issuing business

    We didn't want to issue SSL/TLS certs anyway, Indian firm suggests after one private key turns out to be the number 4

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