Why “CT” is being discussed
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CT is enforced in Android 17 by default.
by KJs6ZxELzQM37O · Oct 20, 2026
Slight specification: When you're using a modern browser that browser will require any certificate to have a certificate transparency log stamp. Certificate Transparency logs ar…
by basilikum · Oct 20, 2026
The baddies also take a look at the CT logs and look for fresh wordpress instances that haven't yet been configured and will helpfully configure them for you within a few minutes.
by bigbuppo · Oct 20, 2026
> The point is that you can't kill a TLD operator. I agree, you can't kill a TLD operator. But WebPKI relies on TLD operators to establish identity, so I don't see what we gain…
by toast0 · Oct 20, 2026
> I would argue anything issued by a CA should be in CT logs, even cross-signing another CA that is becoming a root itself. And it is, or at least, was. The CT logs when I last…
by tialaramex · Oct 20, 2026
I think I might just be talking past you. If your point is "anyone with these broken eMudhra keys can attack users without caring about CT", that's totally true --- it's just th…
by tptacek · Oct 20, 2026
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