Re: Adobe's code signing certificate has been stolen

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StuartMW Who Is John Galt? Premium join:2000-08-06 Galt's Gulch kudos:2 Reviews: ·CenturyLink 2 edits	reply to Name Game Re: Adobe's code signing certificate has been stolen said by Name Game: The company said the certificate will be re-issued on Oct. 4, but didn’t explain why it would take that long. Well they said that about the compromised certificate. That is not the same certificate that was used for Flash Player 11.4.402.278. I have no idea why Adobe chose to digital sign Flash Player 11.4.402.278 with a certificate that would expire a few weeks later. BTW to answer Mele20 's question the message says This digital signature is ok. The fact the the certificate used to create the signature is now expired doesn't affect the signature. The signature would not be ok if the package was altered (and it wasn't). -- Don't feed trolls--it only makes them grow!
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Blackbird Built for Speed Premium join:2005-01-14 Fort Wayne, IN kudos:3 Reviews: ·Frontier Communi..	said by StuartMW: ...I have no idea why Adobe chose to digital sign Flash Player 11.4.402.278 with a certificate that would expire a few weeks later. Maybe it's a new way to overcome user resistance and compel installation of their frequent security updates. As you noted earlier: quote: Clearly they aren't expecting that version to last long! Adobe is a lot like fresh bread... in a few days, whatever you have today will be stale or moldy. -- "Is life so dear, or peace so sweet, as to be purchased at the price of chains and slavery? Forbid it, Almighty God!" -- P.Henry, 1775
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