Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University have developed a free
extension for Firefox 3.0 to thwart man-in-the middle attacks,
according to an Associated Press story in the San Francisco Chronicle.
When users go to a site that throws up a warning that its security
can't be verified by a third party, such as VeriSign or GoDaddy.com,
the program starts an intermediary step. It goes out to a network of
publicly accessible servers to check for discrepancies in the
encryption keys used to secure data on the site. It then either deems
the site safe or issues an additional warning.
extension for Firefox 3.0 to thwart man-in-the middle attacks,
according to an Associated Press story in the San Francisco Chronicle.
When users go to a site that throws up a warning that its security
can't be verified by a third party, such as VeriSign or GoDaddy.com,
the program starts an intermediary step. It goes out to a network of
publicly accessible servers to check for discrepancies in the
encryption keys used to secure data on the site. It then either deems
the site safe or issues an additional warning.
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