[ I'm removing the comp.lang.* groups from this reply. ]
On 2026-10-24, Johann 'Myrkraverk' Oskarsson wrote:
On 10/24/2026 11:12 AM, Titus G wrote:
Why does Mozilla Firefox update itself just about every week?
There was an emergency Firefox update a few days ago, I believe, because
of the e-something-or-other in India screwed up root key generation for
their certificate authority. You can read the details at Ars Technica
or elsewhere.
https://arstechnica.com/security/2026/10/disgraced-emudhra-drops-out-of-tls-business-following-certificate-debacle/
One of the keys was literally 4, according to the article. I wonder if
they threw a six sided die?
Several keys were found to be under 256, not 256 bits, the number
256. Just 8 bits, tops. (Ok, I see the article already mentions this!)
Somebody made a neat plot of the private keys:
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https://files.cloudisland.nz/media_attachments/files/117/476/240/597/299/609/original/93a9704c02f45104.png>
From: <
https://cloudisland.nz/@yaakov/117476242408958038>
I cannot help with your Firefox account, other than say I am not using
one yet, so there may still be a way to bypass the need. However, I
cannot say how since I don't care about the Firefox user interface after
they started to move everything around all the time.
If you bring back Netscape 7 let me know.
Did it ever go away? :-)
(New SeaMonkey release including a built-in certificate store update
should be coming soon, <
news://news.blueworldhosting.com/nka82hFeaemU1@mid.individual.net>)
Best wishes, and happy browser wars!
--
Nuno Silva
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