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Who Are You Surfin? New Ways to Be Certain
Published December 27th, 2006 in All Categories, Malware, Phishing, Security
It seems like every time people get together to do something about a security problem, other people
get together to whine about it.
Now they’re whining about EV (Extended Validation) SSL Certificates: EV certs are a scheme by Microsoft to screw other browser vendors. They’re an attempt by certificate authorities to gouge Web site operators. They’re just more evidence of big corporations trying to stifle competition by the little guy.
Before we go into what EV certificates really are, let’s note that the cabal that designed this conspiratorial tool is an industry consortium called the CA/Browser Forum (CA for "Certification Authority"). Who Are You Surfin? New Ways to Be Cert’in
