TecheMudhra exits TLS business after issuing a certificate with a four-character private key

India-based eMudhra says it will leave the global SSL/TLS business after issuing eight dangerously weak intermediate credentials, including one whose private key was just four characters long. The company cited rising compliance costs, the business’s 1 percent share of revenue, and competition from free certificate providers. It also said social media attention brought scrutiny disproportionate to TLS’s role in its business.

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