Mis-Issued Certificates for 1.1.1.1 DNS Service Pose a Threat to the Internet

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Mis-issued certificates for Cloudflare's 1.1.1.1 DNS service pose a threat to Internet security, raising questions about the effectiveness of HTTPS.

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4 months ago

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> Mis-issued certificates for 1.1.1.1 DNS service pose a threat to the Internet

i thought HTTPS is secure. /s

4 months ago

But only if you blindly trust someone you don't know (the CAs). The irony

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