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(In reply to Dana Keeler [:keeler] (use needinfo?) from comment #38) > (In reply to Zack Weinberg (:zwol) from comment #36) > > The private key has been published, which means exploits _will_ start to > > circulate. These exploits could potentially affect (at least) anyone who > > clicks through sec_error_untrusted_issuer. There are no sites legitimately > > signed with this certificate, so blacklisting it has no compat downside. > > Unfortunately it will always be possible to generate a certificate that will > result in sec_error_untrusted_issuer for non-pinned sites. Blacklisting this > certificate will not prevent those attacks. The compatibility downside of > doing so is that if a user's traffic is being proxied through Superfish, > blocking the certificate would prevent them from visiting any https site. It > would then be difficult for the user to figure out what's wrong and how to > fix it. I think this is hitting the news right?