In what appears to be another chapter in the troubled relationship between Google and Symantec, over the course of the coming weeks, Google will be moving to distrust Verisign’s “Class 3 Public Primary CA” root certificate operated by Symantec Corporation, across Chrome, Android, and Google products.
Linus Torvalds advocates the gradual evolution of the Linux kernel according to principles such as stability, reliability and performance, and never “breaking the user space” (i.e., never causing something that a user depends on to stop working). Many experts in the security field believe that this approach to security is too passive, bordering on indifference, as the kernel of an operating system is the essential part of any device, and listed 12 Linux kernel issues that need serious attention.
On September 18, Google reported the issuance of a not request and not authorized digital EV (Extended Validation) certificate, by Symantec’s Thawte Certification Authority, for google.com and www.google.com domains. In successive internal audits, Symantec delimited the incident to the issue of test certificates, but the inconsistency of the audits led Google to issue a tough review and place several requirements so that Symantec certificates can continue to be used in Google products.
Cryptographers Neal Koblitz and Alfred Menezes speculate on the reasons why the NSA has revised its cryptographic strategy, moving away from the elliptic curve cryptography (ECC) and favouring the Post-Quantum cryptography (PQC).
Obama Administration decided not to pursue legislation that would force computer and communications equipment manufacturers to add backdoors to their products, for access by duly authorized government agencies.
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