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> Consider this - what is the likelihood of every certificate authority on the Internet having their private keys compromised simultaneously?

Considering that CloudFlare has managed to MitM a huge part of the internet, I'd say that probability is not just non-zero, but greater than by a worrying margin.





That’s not what MITM means, and also misunderstands how CAs work. Cloudflare is a concern for how many people would be affected if there was another Cloudbleed but misstating their relationship with their customers isn’t going to accomplish anything.

How is that not a MITM? Just because it's the modern day CryptoAG?

Because it’s not an attack but rather a voluntary infrastructure choice by a company. We don’t say that Varnish is a MITM because it’s in front of my application, because it’s intentional and under my control. Misusing the term muddies the topic rather than adding clarity, and while there’s a very useful discussion about centralization or why Cloudflare’s most stringent customers might want to deploy their Keyless SSL service that discussion won’t happen if someone misuses the term.



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