Was the iOS SSL Flaw Deliberate?

Re:Was the iOS SSL Flaw Deliberate? by kalleboo on Thursday February 27, 2014 @11:27AM (#7313037)

Wouldn't it be way safer and easier for any attacker (NSA or otherwise) to compromise a trusted CA than to compromise the Apple SSL code?

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Re:Was the iOS SSL Flaw Deliberate? by cperciva on Thursday February 27, 2014 @11:31AM (#7313061)

It might be easier, but I wouldn't say that it's safer. Fake certificates leave a paper trail -- that's how hacked CAs have been discovered in the past.

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Re:Was the iOS SSL Flaw Deliberate? by kalleboo on Thursday February 27, 2014 @11:36AM (#7313105)

Good point!

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