Dell Computers Contain CA Root Certificate Vulnerability

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Dell Computers Contain CA Root Certificate Vulnerability [ 
https://www.us-cert.gov/ncas/current-activity/2015/11/24/Dell-Computers-Contain-CA-Root-Certificate-Vulnerability ] 
11/24/2015 06:56 PM EST 
Original release date: November 24, 2015

Dell consumer personal computers using the preinstalled certificate authority (CA) root certificate (eDellRoot) contain 
a critical vulnerability. This preinstalled root certificate resides on newer Dell laptops and desktops. Exploitation 
of the vulnerability could allow a remote attacker to read all encrypted web browser traffic (HTTPS), successfully 
impersonate (spoof) any website, or perform other attacks on the affected system.

US-CERT encourages users and administrators to review Vulnerability Note VU#870761 [ 
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/870761 ] and Dell's blog post [ 
http://en.community.dell.com/dell-blogs/direct2dell/b/direct2dell/archive/2015/11/23/response-to-concerns-regarding-edellroot-certificate
 ] for more information and guidance on removing the certificate.

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