full-disclosure - VerySign Class 1 Authority

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From: nicola at delvacchio.it (Nicola Del Vacchio)
Subject: VerySign Class 1 Authority - bogus SSL
	certificate?

it seems to me the fake certificates that a tool like ettercap iussues.

compare whith this (fake) verificate.

cheers
nicola del vacchio
security consultant 
genova italy
nicola@...vacchio.it



Il mer, 2004-06-02 alle 18:45, Valdis.Kletnieks@...edu ha scritto:
> On Wed, 02 Jun 2004 07:39:31 +0930, Chris van der Pennen <chris@...gotdns.org>  said:
> > I've been getting SSL certificates from various websites recently that are
> > apparently from a "VerySign Class 1 Authority" - note the 'y' in VerySign.
> > The certificate expired 6 December 2002.
> 
> > The data in Issued To and Issued By are identical.
> 
> > This smells very much like an SSL hijack attempt - can anyone shed some
> > light on the situation?
> 
> Or some webserver package that builds a self-signed certificate so SSL works
> without having to pay Verisign, and does so in a "cute" manner that users are
> likely to accept the cert without thinking about it. It's probably NOT a hijack
> attempt unless you have *OTHER* evidence of that (phishy-looking redirect
> javascript on the page, etc....)
> 
> Given how little *real* security a signed cert creates, it's probably not worth
> worrying about.
> 
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