{"id":291334,"date":"2026-10-22T20:17:52","date_gmt":"2026-10-22T20:17:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ushopwell.com\/ublog\/disgraced-emudhra-drops-out-of-tls-business-after-using-cert-private-key-of-4\/"},"modified":"2026-10-22T20:17:52","modified_gmt":"2026-10-22T20:17:52","slug":"disgraced-emudhra-drops-out-of-tls-business-after-using-cert-private-key-of-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ushopwell.com\/ublog\/disgraced-emudhra-drops-out-of-tls-business-after-using-cert-private-key-of-4\/","title":{"rendered":"Disgraced eMudhra drops out of TLS business after using cert private key of 4"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>eMudhra, the certificate authority that issued eight intermediate TLS credentials so weak that anyone could mint certificates for any website or mail server\u2014one had a private encryption key of just 4\u2014said it\u2019s getting out of the business.<\/p>\n<p>V. Srinivasan, chairman of India-based eMudhra Limited, <a href=\"https:\/\/emudhra.com\/en\/press-release\/emudhra-to-exit-global-ssl-tls-certificate-business\">cited<\/a> increasing costs and complexities of compliance requirements\u2014paired with the business generating just 1 percent of its revenue. He also said that the emergence of organizations providing TLS certificates free of charge further reduced returns on investment when compared to other products and services the company offers.<\/p>\n<h2>Don&#8217;t let the door hit you on the butt<\/h2>\n<p>\u201cHowever, the level of social media amplification around this incident has brought scrutiny that is out of proportion to SSL\/TLS\u2019s place in our business,\u201d the company continued in a Thursday post. \u201cIn view of this, after detailed deliberations our board has concluded that withdrawing from global SSL\/TLS is the right decision for eMudhra and its shareholders.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/arstechnica.com\/security\/2026\/10\/disgraced-emudhra-drops-out-of-tls-business-following-certificate-debacle\/\">Read full article<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/arstechnica.com\/security\/2026\/10\/disgraced-emudhra-drops-out-of-tls-business-following-certificate-debacle\/#comments\">Comments<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wpematico_credit\"><small>Powered by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wpematico.com\" target=\"_blank\">WPeMatico<\/a><\/small><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>eMudhra, the certificate authority that issued eight intermediate TLS credentials so weak that anyone could mint certificates for any website or mail server\u2014one had a private encryption key of just 4\u2014said it\u2019s getting out of the business. V. Srinivasan, chairman of India-based eMudhra Limited, cited increasing costs and complexities of compliance requirements\u2014paired with the business generating just 1 percent of its revenue. 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