RE: International Domain Name [IDN] support in modern browsers allows attackers to spoof domain name URLs + SSL certs.

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On Wed, 16 Feb 2005, David Schwartz wrote:

Correct. And the browser vendors gain trust because they only include reputable CAs.

Ummm.

No.

'They' (to a good first order approximation: 'Microsoft') are 'trusted' because 'they' own 90% of the browser market following the abuse of a desktop OS monopoly to force their applications competition out of the market.

Defaults are power.

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