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		ahelwer on Jan 22, 2012 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: SOPA sponsors return: "think of the children" This is the purpose of certificates.

HoLyVieR on Jan 22, 2012 [–]

The thing with certificate is that you have to trust that the certificate authorities won't sell (or give) fake certificate to ISP or government. If they do so, the ISP can MITM you.

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