A domain validated secure key exchange would indeed be a massive step up in security, compared to the mess that is the web PKI. But it wouldn't help with the issue at hand here: home router boostrap. It's hard to give these devices a valid domain name out of the box. Most obvious ways have problems either with security or user friendliness.
A domain validated secure key exchange would indeed be a massive step up in security, compared to the mess that is the web PKI. But it wouldn't help with the issue at hand here: home router boostrap. It's hard to give these devices a valid domain name out of the box. Most obvious ways have problems either with security or user friendliness.