Root Causes 331: Microsoft Restores Trust to VeriSign Code Signing Root

13/09/2023 14 min
Root Causes 331: Microsoft Restores Trust to VeriSign Code Signing Root

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Episode Synopsis

Recent erroneous behavior for certain applications on Windows has drawn attention to the Microsoft trusted root store. It turns out that Microsoft removed - and then re-added - a legacy VeriSign root in its trusted roots list. We give you the details of what went on and why.