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by Scoundreller 228 days ago
Driveby bricking of passports, coming to an airport near you!
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German id cards essentially record the newest issuance timestamp seen; then they block certificates that expired prior to this recorded value.
So one erroneously issued certificate can brick every ID card in the country?
Pretty much. But you would need, first, to issue a valid certificate with a timestamp far ahead in the future. And then expose every ID card in the country to it.