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		kg on Jan 27, 2013 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Github SSL replaced by self-signed certificate in ... How would this fake cert work? It doesn't seem to originate with a root or have any associated information. Do browsers actually accept certs that look like this?

dublinben on Jan 27, 2013 [–]

It would work if users accepted the self signed certificate upon receiving the warning.

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