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zenexer • yesterday at 11:43 PM • 1 reply • view on HN

We wouldn’t.

CAs publish to CT logs. If an attacker has the private key, nothing stops them from signing certs without the involvement of the CA or CT logs.


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Left5250 • today at 12:53 AM

Nothing stops them from doing so, but major browsers and possibly other programs won't trust such certificates. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Certificate_Transparency#Manda...