17 Dec
2003
17 Dec
'03
11:17 p.m.
Hal (hfinney@shell.portal.com) wrote:
I understand that Netscape's browser will also accept certificates created by a Netscape-internal "test" CA. I hoped that perhaps some junk certificates from that CA might be floating around, ones which would be useless for conventional purposes because their secret keys are exposed, but which would be perfect for my needs.
Is it possible that since this was only a "test" CA, that netscape used less than a full-strength key? If it was only 512 bits or so, we could try cracking it.