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Re:Show HN: Password-protect a static HTML page by joshu on Wednesday June 14, 2017 @02:56PM (#14555095)
It is also a threat if your DNS is compromised.
Re:Show HN: Password-protect a static HTML page by a3_nm on Wednesday June 14, 2017 @05:28PM (#14556266)
Not when fetching over HTTPS.
Re:Show HN: Password-protect a static HTML page by snakeanus on Wednesday June 14, 2017 @06:27PM (#14556605)
The CA system is extremely broken, it won't protect you from a state actor. Also TLS + DANE is useless if the DNS is compromised.
Re:Show HN: Password-protect a static HTML page by acdha on Wednesday June 14, 2017 @07:22PM (#14556800)
That's a bit too much hyperbole to be useful: yes, a state which runs a trusted CA is a threat (at least for sites which don't use key-pinning) but there are a ton of other things you're at risk for that way like SMS-based auth and the police or black bag squad paying you a visit. Describing the CA model as extremely broken because it doesn't handle an out-of-scope threat doesn't help anyone change their behavior to avoid it.