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0 pointsScoundreller7mo ago0 comments

Driveby bricking of passports, coming to an airport near you!

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namibj7mo ago· 2 in thread

German id cards essentially record the newest issuance timestamp seen; then they block certificates that expired prior to this recorded value.

cperciva7mo ago

So one erroneously issued certificate can brick every ID card in the country?

ACCount377mo ago

Pretty much. But you would need, first, to issue a valid certificate with a timestamp far ahead in the future. And then expose every ID card in the country to it.

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