Researchers Bypass Secure Web Connections

EV SSL certificates are supposed to help people feel more secure online. But at Black Hat next week, two researchers plan to disclose a way around SSL protection.
http://www.informationweek.com/news/security/vulnerabilities/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=218501653&cid=nl_tw_security

Looks like EV SSL is proving no more secure as a presentation / pretty pictures scenario pushing authentication off on user’s powers of observation.

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