What happens if I choose to delete all of my “trust” certificates?

What happens if I decide to delete all of my “trust “ certificates?

Posted on May 18, 2023 8:27 PM

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May 18, 2023 9:01 PM in response to MrDexx53

MrDexx53 wrote:

What happens if I decide to delete all of my “trust “ certificates?


The trust store is the key to all secure network communications.


In a manner of consideration, quite literally a key.


Were you to succeed in the deletion, you would render the iPhone utterly useless.


The iOS trust store is, however, protected against user modifications, and against user deletion.

May 18, 2023 8:43 PM in response to MrDexx53

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_key_infrastructure


public key infrastructure (PKI) is a set of roles, policies, hardware, software and procedures needed to create, manage, distribute, use, store and revoke digital certificates and manage public-key encryption. The purpose of a PKI is to facilitate the secure electronic transfer of information for a range of network activities such as e-commerce, internet banking and confidential email.


You won't be able to use the highlighted sites or really any site that requires a logon.


May 19, 2023 11:38 AM in response to MrDexx53

MrDexx53 wrote:

That’s interesting because I feel as if my iPhone is already useless seeing that google is still tracking me, hitting me with aggressive adds, using pop ups with completely false information and pretty much making my anxiety shoot through the roof. I may as well use android. Thank you for your time.


While transport layer security and the certificate vendors are themselves a fine mess, the trust store mess is entirely unrelated to Google and their user-tracking and targeted-advertising businesses.


Your concerns around privacy and tracking would be better directed to your legislative representatives, as they are in a position to regulate matters involving commercial activities and data privacy.


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