IP: SSL Certificate "Monopoly" Bears Financial Fruit

[jamesd at echeque.com]

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On 11 Jul 2002 at 1:22, Lucky Green wrote:
> "Trusted roots" have long been bought and sold on the secondary
> market as any other commodity. For surprisingly low amounts, you
> too can own a trusted root that comes pre-installed in >95% of
> all web browsers deployed.

 How much, typically?

And who actually owns these numerous trusted roots? 

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