The Conspiracy Theory I Seem to Remember I Proved (part 5):
Quote:
I then tried to reproduce the filthy UTS-UTN trick (shown in Part 1), and install it in the Intermediate Certification Authority Trusted Root Store as well as the Untrusted Store. I got this warning.
That's all fine except...WHERE'S MY GOD DAMN SECURITY WARNING FOR EVERY FILTHY UTS-UTN / VERISIGN CERTIFICATE THAT SILENTLY APPEARS IN MY TRUSTED ROOT STORES?
The answer:
Quote:
Originally Posted by Microsoft
In Windows Vista and Windows 7, root certificates are automatically updated when a user visits a secure Web site (by using HTTPS), reads a secure email (S/MIME), or downloads an ActiveX control that is signed (code signing) and encounters a new root certificate. This process is seamless to the user, so no security dialog boxes or warnings are displayed.
Threaded Mode
