bugtraq - Re: International Domain Name [IDN] support in modern browsers allows attackers to spoof domain name URLs + SSL certs.

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Date: Tue, 15 Feb 2005 15:49:12 -0500
From: bkfsec <bkfsec@....lonestar.org>
To: Gwendolynn ferch Elydyr <gwen@...tiles.org>
Cc: Scott Gifford <sgifford@...pectclass.com>,
	Neil W Rickert <rickert+bt@...niu.edu>, bugtraq@...urityfocus.com
Subject: Re: International Domain Name [IDN] support in modern browsers allows
 attackers to spoof domain name URLs + SSL certs.


Gwendolynn ferch Elydyr wrote:

> On Tue, 15 Feb 2005, bkfsec wrote:
>
>> The difference between CAs and the BBB is that the BBB is well known 
>> and highly accountable.  CAs are not necessarily. There is no widely 
>> screened public discussion or understanding of the function of CAs.  
>> The accepted root CAs do their jobs on the browser entirely in the 
>> background.  Their "seal of approval" is considered implicit by the 
>> lack of a message at all.
>
>
> The BBB is certainly well known, but describing it as highly accountable
> is certainly inaccurate.  A quick web search will inform you that the
> BBB has local 'affiliates', and that the quality of these 'affiliates'
> can vary dramatically from location to location.
>
> There's no widely screened public discussion or understanding of the
> function of the BBB - and their seal of approval certainly appears on
> sites and businesses they've never heard of.
>
>
Well, I meant more accountable than CAs are.  I still think that that 
statement is accurate if you take my meaning.

                -Barry