Re:Does “www.” Mean Better Transport Layer Security?
by segfaultbuserr on Monday August 19, 2019 @06:47AM
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> Does this mean that third parties can modify DNS entries?
Not only DNS entries, but 3rd-parties can wiretap/modify arbitrary content in all web pages if you use a CDN. That's essentially how CDNs work, you have to trust a 3rd-party if you detegate your request to a 3rd-party. I'm not saying it's necessarily bad, but there is no other way around. And in case of CloudFlare, the DNS is already fully controlled by CloudFlare.
Not only DNS entries, but 3rd-parties can wiretap/modify arbitrary content in all web pages if you use a CDN. That's essentially how CDNs work, you have to trust a 3rd-party if you detegate your request to a 3rd-party. I'm not saying it's necessarily bad, but there is no other way around. And in case of CloudFlare, the DNS is already fully controlled by CloudFlare.