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eMudhra to Exit Global SSL/TLS Business After 8 Intermediate CA Keys Found Easily Guessable

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eMudhra will exit its global SSL/TLS certificate business after a researcher found eight intermediate CA private keys were easily guessable.

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eMudhra, an Indian certificate authority (CA), will withdraw from its global SSL/TLS certificate business, its board decided on Thursday. The decision came five days after a researcher reported recovering the private keys of eight of its intermediate CA certificates. eMudhra said it will replace affected customers' certificates with free ones from partners, though its