EU Article 45 requires that browsers trust certificate authorities appointed by governments::The EU is poised to pass a sweeping new regulation, eIDAS 2.0. Buried deep in the text is Article 45, which returns us to the dark ages of 2011, when certificate authorities (CAs) could collaborate with governments to spy on encrypted traffic—and get away with it. Article 45 forbids browsers from…

  • pastermil@sh.itjust.works
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    1 year ago

    Personal digital certificate sounds like an awesome concept. Too bad the implementation seems so narrow-minded. Typical beaureaucrats.

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      1 year ago

      They want to make all the decisions but are also mad that the IT guy presentation is taking to long and isn’t using simpler language

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        1 year ago

        “No one can fake it” Oh boy. This is going to be an utterly horrible future.

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      We have them in Spain. Really useful as my accountant has a copy of mine for my tax filing on their windows machines and I have it installed on my Linux laptop for interfacing with gov sites