'Friendly rootkits' for secure Web shopping?

Secure Socket Layer (SSL) certificates have made e-commerce more secure, according to VeriSign, but a US security researcher reckons benevolent rootkits served by the retailer might do a better job. SSL certificates are issued to merchants by Certificate Authorities to indicate to the consumer it is a legitimate business. The rootkit which Dan Geer, VP and chief scientist at security company Verdasys, has proposed would take over the security function of a customer during a transaction by placing it within the merchant's trusted environment.

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