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eMudhra stock fell nearly 20% after a script error led to creation of weak TLS certificate keys, triggering industry-wide concern
By ScoutQuest · · 1 min read
- Stock decline
- nearly 20 percent
- TLS business share of revenue
- 1 percent
Heard on business television between 15:14:43 - 15:17:43 IST.
- Co-founder Kaushik Srinivasan said a parameter in a script resulted in triggering creation of weak keys.
- Company disclosed intermediate certificates to browsers via the CCADB platform as part of routine obligation; these issuers were never put into production and no certificates were issued from them.
- He said the issue was likely dormant until someone, possibly using AI, figured out private keys to public keys.
- He described the incident as a one-off human and script error that has been blown out of proportion over the last 24-48 hours.
- He said the TLS business is only 1% of overall global revenue, though the issue has generated client queries on the enterprise solution side.
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Source: Live TV News Channel · 22 Oct 2026
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