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What happens if the private key of a Certificate Authority(CA) like Verisign is leaked?

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Mar 15, 20266272 views
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I was just wondering what will happen if the private key of a CA is leaked? Won't it be then possible to make fake certificates for any other website?

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Question: What will happen if the private key of a CA is leaked? Meet answer: make fake certificates for any other website

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