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That sound you hear is trust for some eMudhra emSign certs being revoked. (Private keys compromised)

https://blog.mozilla.org/security/2026/10/20/protecting-firefox-users-following-the-compromise-of-emudhra-intermediate-certificates/

Mozilla Security BlogProtecting Firefox users following the compromise of eMudhra intermediate certificates – Mozilla Security BlogOn Saturday, October 17, at 20:06 UTC, Mozilla received a report that private keys associated with eight eMudhra intermediate certificates had been compromised. These keys could allow attackers to issue ...
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Oct 20, 2026 · 15:04 UTC

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A company trusted with ensuring that the communications on the internet are secure, eMudhra, was tasked with using unguessable 384-bit private keys for a NIST P-384 elliptic curve.

eMudhra:
How about 000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000004? That's 384 bits, right?

On the upside, I guess this means that we'll be able to MITM devices that we wouldn't otherwise be able to see the traffic from. (Think non-computers like TVs and the like that'll never see updates)

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A company trusted with ensuring that the communications on the internet are secure, eMudhra, was tasked with using unguessable 384-bit private keys for a NIST P-384 elliptic curve.

eMudhra:
How about 000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000004? That's 384 bits, right?

On the upside, I guess this means that we'll be able to MITM devices that we wouldn't otherwise be able to see the traffic from. (Think non-computers like TVs and the like that'll never see updates)

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