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That doesn't really answer the question.

Tom K.
– Tom K.

2018-02-01 09:54:58 +00:00
Commented Feb 1, 2018 at 9:54
Unfortunately when you want to access a public website, then it's the website which picked the certificate authority to sign their certificate. You have no other choice than to trust that particular CA or to not trust the website at all. For the website, trust in the CA does not matter, because any rogue CA can create a valid certificate for any website. Picking your most trusted CA doesn't protect against getting impersonated through others. So websites need to find a CA which is trusted by all their users, not by themselves.

Philipp
– Philipp

2018-02-01 09:59:21 +00:00
Commented Feb 1, 2018 at 9:59

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