chgxvjh [comrade/them, he/him]@hexbear.net to technology@hexbear.netEnglish · 2 days agoeMudhra Intermediate CA Compromiseemudhra.we-have-a-problem.comexternal-linkmessage-square12fedilinkarrow-up126arrow-down10cross-posted to: selfhosted@lemmy.worldhackernews@lemmy.bestiver.se
arrow-up126arrow-down1external-linkeMudhra Intermediate CA Compromiseemudhra.we-have-a-problem.comchgxvjh [comrade/them, he/him]@hexbear.net to technology@hexbear.netEnglish · 2 days agomessage-square12fedilinkcross-posted to: selfhosted@lemmy.worldhackernews@lemmy.bestiver.se
minus-squarechgxvjh [comrade/them, he/him]@hexbear.netOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up20·edit-22 days agoApparently the CA decided that a single byte is enough for private keys. So they were trivial to guess, can’t even call it brute force. https://mastodon.catgirl.cloud/@49016/117474217042191790
minus-squarePorkrollPosadist [he/him, they/them]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up19·edit-22 days ago Unbelievable
minus-squarePorkrollPosadist [he/him, they/them]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·edit-22 days ago
minus-squaresomeone [comrade/them, they/them]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·2 days ago can’t even call it brute force. On a “culinary difficulty” scale it’s the cryptographic equivalent of microwaving leftover pizza.
minus-squarechgxvjh [comrade/them, he/him]@hexbear.netOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·2 days agoWe had to evacuate the office because of a microwave incident before. Full power, no reasonable time limit, and they got a phone call.
Apparently the CA decided that a single byte is enough for private keys. So they were trivial to guess, can’t even call it brute force.
https://mastodon.catgirl.cloud/@49016/117474217042191790
Unbelievable
On a “culinary difficulty” scale it’s the cryptographic equivalent of microwaving leftover pizza.
We had to evacuate the office because of a microwave incident before. Full power, no reasonable time limit, and they got a phone call.