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Asked: May 15, 20262026-05-15T22:00:40+00:00 2026-05-15T22:00:40+00:00

In the HTTPS security model, the weakest part is the list of trusted CA

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In the HTTPS security model, the weakest part is the list of trusted CA in the browser. There are many ways that someone could inject addition CA to the list that users will trust the wrong guy.

For example, a public computer, or PC in your company. The administrator could force you to trust a CA issued by himself, it could be very insecure with a HTTPS proxy server with HTTPS relay. As a result, they will able to SPY your message, login, and password even browser tell you that your are on trusted SSL connection.

In this case, what can web application developer could do to protect user and also the system?

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    2026-05-15T22:00:41+00:00Added an answer on May 15, 2026 at 10:00 pm

    As a web application developer there is very little you can do about this.

    This issue needs to be dealt with further down the stack.

    If someone half way around the world wants to:

    a. Put a false root CA on someone’s computer

    b. Issue a cert for your domain under that CA

    c. Impersonate your site

    d. Point someone’s local DNS entry for your domain to a different ip

    In none of the above steps is your application involved or consulted so this is where good network administration and security is important.

    Aside from that, maybe there’s a legitimate reason for someone to do just this locally on their personal network. Who am I to stop them?

    This is essentially what corporate web proxy filters do and they are within their rights to do it.

    As far as stopping someone malicious from taking the above steps thats something that needs to be put on the administrators of your customers machines.

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