Comment on As governments around the world are set to make the Internet more restrictive and privacy-invading, we need a solution

SpikesOtherDog@ani.social ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

• muntedcrocodile@hilariouschaos.com ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  Mitm isn’t really a concern anymore as almost everything has SSL now.

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  • johntash@eviltoast.org ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    Who’s gonna control the CAs though? Or root dns? there are alternative p2p versions, but I haven’t seen any good ones yet…

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    • muntedcrocodile@hilariouschaos.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

      Well that’s the issue with the internet as a whole. How does i2p and tor handle things?

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  • SpikesOtherDog@ani.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    SSL is safe when the initial key exchange happens ahead of time. If the the threat actor can capture the key exchange and substitute their own, then the security is broken.

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    • muntedcrocodile@hilariouschaos.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

      That’s why we have key authorities

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• brachiosaurus@mander.xyz ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  Wi-Fi mesh might be possible with neighbors, but mitm is extremely likely.

  While not secure it could still provide a free and censorship-less alternative to the internet

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