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Disgraced eMudhra drops out of TLS business after using cert private key of 4

eMudra, the certificate authority that issued eight intermediate TLS credentials so weak that anyone could mint certificates for any website or mail server—one had a private encryption key of just 4—said it’s getting out of the business. V.

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eMudra, a certificate authority that issued eight intermediate TLS credentials so weak that anyone could forge certificates—including one with a private encryption key of just 4, announced it is exiting the TLS market. Chairman V. Srinivasan said the decision reflects rising compliance costs and complexities, while TLS sales account for only about one percent of the company’s revenue. He added that the rise of organizations offering free TLS certificates further eroded the business’s return on investment compared with eMudra’s other products and services.

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