Timeline for Is there any difference between HTTP and HTTPS when using my home / own internet connection
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Aug 29, 2017 at 18:15 | comment | added | Mike Ounsworth |
@Kat Agreed. Though one thing I don't like about the CA system is that it puts the burden on the user to know the correct URL for the thing they're looking for. For example, a CA will happily issue a cert for googe.com or bankofamerica.bank even though they do not belong to the organization you expect. My grandmother would definitely fall for this.
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Aug 29, 2017 at 18:08 | comment | added | Kat | Also, more realistically, the anti-spoofing approach provides an extra layer of protection against phishing. It's not 100% perfect, as people have gotten certificates that they shouldn't have before, but generally certificate authorities are supposed to be a layer of protection so you can be sure that a domain indeed does belong to the organization you expect. And while someone spoofing a site might be difficult and unlikely, everyone is very vulnerable to phishing. | |
Aug 28, 2017 at 22:48 | history | edited | Mike Ounsworth | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
"authenticity" --> "authentication"
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Aug 24, 2017 at 12:38 | history | edited | Mike Ounsworth | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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Aug 24, 2017 at 5:34 | vote | accept | I am the Most Stupid Person | ||
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Aug 24, 2017 at 4:17 | history | answered | Mike Ounsworth | CC BY-SA 3.0 |