On an Edinburgh Bus: A root certificate, a weak key, and SHA-1!

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I love my trip on the bus into work in the morning, and Lothian Busses provide such as great service. I have always loved traveling on busses in Edinburgh.

And so my laptop typically tries to connect to the bus wifi. But, basically, it is setup to intercept HTTP traffic and then feed adverts to me. HTTP injection exposes users to many risks, especially…

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Prof Bill Buchanan OBE FRSE
ASecuritySite: When Bob Met Alice

Professor of Cryptography. Serial innovator. Believer in fairness, justice & freedom. Based in Edinburgh. Old World Breaker. New World Creator. Building trust.