Learn how Windows builds its store of trusted root CA certificates

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Today I learned something fascinating about how Windows deals with trusted root CA certificates. It might surprise you, and it certainly did for me, but out-of-the-box Windows doesn't come with a set of root CA certificates sufficient for web browsing. You can see this for yourself if you install a fresh copy of Windows without a network connection and view the machine certificates: The…

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