[tor-bugs] #12990 [Core Tor/Tor]: route certificate errors

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#12990: route certificate errors
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 Reporter:  saint         |          Owner:  (none)
     Type:  defect        |         Status:  assigned
 Priority:  Medium        |      Milestone:  Tor: unspecified
Component:  Core Tor/Tor  |        Version:
 Severity:  Normal        |     Resolution:
 Keywords:  tor-client    |  Actual Points:
Parent ID:                |         Points:
 Reviewer:                |        Sponsor:
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Changes (by nickm):

 * milestone:   => Tor: unspecified


Comment:

 That looks very much like an MITM attempt, possibly by a captive portal.
 In particular, the key digest matches the authority key id here:
 https://censys.io/certificates/e2a86707f84d27fc76f972275d85248d22595e8e71aadb434626832000d2d805/table
 and there's more about it here:
 https://certificatedetails.com/4279541b61cd552b3e63d53c4857f59ffb45ce4a/31113/wtc.hntb.com

 saint, do you happen to remember what kind of horrible internet you were
 on when you saw this error?

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