Re:Wikipedia’s Switch to HTTPS Has Successfully Fought Gover...
by tonyztan on Tuesday May 30, 2017 @11:49AM
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Most Wikipedia/Wikimedia domains have HSTS preloaded in browsers, preventing redirection without a valid certificate.
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Re:Wikipedia’s Switch to HTTPS Has Successfully Fought Gover...
by theEXTORTCIST on Tuesday May 30, 2017 @02:55PM
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AFAIK HSTS doesn't break TLS MITM. A valid x509 certificate is generated by the attacker (using a Certificate Authority trusted by the victim's browser) for the domain the victim is visiting and all is well for both TLS sessions (Client<->Attacker, Attacker<->Server). This all relies on the attacker having access to sign certs from the trusted CA.
Certificate pinning in the HTTPS client would mitigate TLS MITM (HPKP).