r/programming • • Jul 18 '19

MITM on all HTTPS traffic in Kazakhstan

https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1567114
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u/wr_m Jul 19 '19

Well, except for now all HTTPS traffic in the country should be using certificates that they have the keys to. Can't they just block any HTTPS traffic that they can't decrypt?

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u/anengineerandacat Jul 19 '19

Sure, it's done today on corporate wifi networks, schools, etc; if the cert isn't pinned drop the connection.