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26th August, 2008, 12:09 PM
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| Network notary system thwarts man-in-the-middle attacks Written by Daniel Tuesday, 26 August 2008 Network notary system thwarts man-in-the-middle attacks By Ryan Paul | Published: August 26, 2008 - 09:43AM CT A new system devised by Carnegie Mellon University researchers aims to thwart man-in-the-middle (MitM) attacks by providing a way to verify the authenticity of self-signed certificates. The system, which is called Perspectives, uses a distributed network of "notary" servers to evaluate the public key of a target destination so that its validity can be ascertained....[Frontpage...]
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27th August, 2008, 03:52 AM
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| There's at least two easier ways: 1) Don't self sign certificates, but get them signed by a recognised CA. 2) Set up your own CA, to sign your own certificates.
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