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eMudhra blames script error for weak certificate issuance

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A former Certificate Authority, eMudhra, has blamed a faulty script for issuing weak digital certificates. The company reportedly faced hardware shortages, leading them to develop a code-based workaround that resulted in the compromised certificates. This incident has raised concerns about the security practices of certificate issuers. AI

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eMudhra blames script error for weak certificate issuance

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  1. The Register — AI TIER_1 English(EN) · Simon Sharwood ·

    Disgraced former CA eMudhra blames buggy script for hopelessly weak certificates

    Couldn’t get the hardware it needed to generate certs, so tried to code a workaround

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