MoxibleMay 21, 2024

what if the hacker provided the public key for https connection?

https://monyet.cc/post/4974494

what if the hacker provided the public key for https connection? - monyet.cc

So this video explains how https works. What I don’t get is what if a hacker in the middle pretended to be the server and provided me with the box and the public key. wouldn’t he be able to decrypt the message with his private key? I’m not a tech expert, but just curious and trying to learn.

Show threadNeoNachtwaechterMay 21, 2024

It is possible and it has been done.

You need to get your “hacker” key signed/certified by an official CA. Which is not that difficult with some of them because they are doing it for money.

Show threadCrasMay 21, 2024
You don’t really ‘need to’ in a world where a good proportion of people will happily click ‘continue anyway’ when they get any sort of certificate error
Show threadzelukoMay 21, 2024
Thats why we have HSTS and HSTS preloading, so the browser refuses to allow this (and disabling it is usually alot deeper to find than a simple button to "continue anyways")
Show threadIHawkMike
In Chromium browsers you can simply type “thisisunsafe” to bypass even HSTS failures.
May 21, 2024 at 6:43pmWeb