Certificate Authority Hierarchy: How It Works

Android recently issued a list of root certificates that it has added to Android 14. While this move isn't altogether surprising, it’s interesting to note that some root certificates have also been removed from the approved list. These include those from household names in the certificate authority (CA) space, such as VeriSign Universal Root Certification Authority and Chambers of Commerce Root.

Why did Android make this shift? Most likely because of the increasing number of malicious certificate authorities issuing fraudulent …

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