eMudhra Weak Link Tests India’s Chain Of Digital Trust

A private key meant to vouch for the security of websites around the world turned out to be the number 4. That was one of the weaknesses researchers found in eight intermediate certificate authority (CA) certificates issued by Bengaluru-based eMudhra . The discovery prompted Google, Mozilla, Apple, and Microsoft to block the affected certificates, triggering a wider effort to protect browsers, applications, and enterprise systems.