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Many government websites, including the Aadhaar issuer UIDAI and the income tax filing portal, use digital certificates or other technology from the Bengaluru-headquartered firm; no indication that the firm’s root certificates itself — which sit above the tier that was leaked — have been compromised
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Which of the following entities uses digital certificates from the Bengaluru-headquartered firm eMudhra?
UIDAI is the Aadhaar issuer that uses digital certificates from eMudhra. This is a critical component of the Aadhaar system.
Consider the following statements regarding eMudhra Firm's Security: 1. The UIDAI uses digital certificates from eMudhra firm. 2. The income tax filing portal uses technology from eMudhra firm. 3. The root certificates of eMudhra firm were leaked. How many of the above statements are correct?
Statement 1 is true because the UIDAI uses digital certificates from eMudhra firm (fact 1). Statement 2 is true because the income tax filing portal uses technology from eMudhra firm (fact 2). Statement 3 is false because the root certificates of eMudhra firm itself have not been compromised (fact 4).
Consider the following two statements: Statement-I: Eight web security keys of eMudhra firm were leaked. Statement-II: The leaked keys were from a tier below the root certificates of eMudhra firm. Which one of the following is correct in respect of the above statements?
Statement 1 is true because eight web security keys of eMudhra firm were leaked (fact 3). Statement 2 is true because the leaked keys were from a tier below the root certificates of eMudhra firm (fact 5). Statement 2 explains why Statement 1 is true because it clarifies the level of security that was compromised.