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Google Strikes Back Against Chinese Certificate Authority

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Sean Michael Kerner
Apr 2, 2015

Google on March 23 reported that it was aware of unauthorized certificates for Google domains that had been issued by MCS Holdings, an intermediate certificate authority under CNNIC. At the time Google blocked the fraudulent certificate, but now the search giant is taking the action a step further, by blocking all CNNIC-issued certificates.
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