Not to nitpick, theymos, but your PGP-signed message isn't specific enough. If this forum were compromised, that message could have been taken from you years ago.
PGP messages contain a timestamp.
Topic: [security] Did bitcointalk.org just change CAs to GeoTrust Global CA? (Read 726 times)
PGP messages contain a timestamp.
May 25, 2013, 12:10:41 AM
Not to nitpick, theymos, but your PGP-signed message isn't specific enough. If this forum were compromised, that message could have been taken from you years ago.
May 24, 2013, 11:57:32 PM
-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE-----
Hash: SHA256
That change happened a long time ago.
-----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE-----
iF4EAREIAAYFAlGgRSMACgkQxlVWk9q1kec5SwD9HAgziVXJa4NOOfl1MsusK4Qq
z6lKppLdpkixSv01U1MA/19QIznRYisGjJlhD7kXvT9mtTNFAhjSaTSVgu5FVm7s
=PFJS
-----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
Hash: SHA256
That change happened a long time ago.
-----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE-----
iF4EAREIAAYFAlGgRSMACgkQxlVWk9q1kec5SwD9HAgziVXJa4NOOfl1MsusK4Qq
z6lKppLdpkixSv01U1MA/19QIznRYisGjJlhD7kXvT9mtTNFAhjSaTSVgu5FVm7s
=PFJS
-----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
May 24, 2013, 11:54:28 PM
...or change back to it? The times in the certificates are rather peculiar.
If someone isn't vigilant about these things then the CA system provides no security. The bitcointalk forum would be a useful thing to try to MITM.
If someone isn't vigilant about these things then the CA system provides no security. The bitcointalk forum would be a useful thing to try to MITM.
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