A CA key that was the number 4 passed its audit. Nobody was assigned to check it
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3 judges. Scored by all three judges. Only the day’s top stories get the claim check. How far stories are checked
A certificate authority named eMudhra, of Bengaluru, had eight secret root keys flawed during an April 2025 key ceremony, yet the error went unnoticed through audits and inclusion reviews until a researcher called Wayne flagged it in October.
Why it ranked
No. 54 of 62 with a score of 0.56. The panel rated it highest on audience breadth (0.70) and reader interest (0.69), lowest on new information (0.41). The judges disagreed most on new information (spread 0.67), so the story is marked contested.
Every answer behind this is in the table under Score.
Score
0.56total under rubric v2.2Contestedjudges differ by 0.43 on audience breadth, 0.67 on new information
- Significance0.62
- Reader interest0.69
- Audience breadth0.70
- Practical relevance0.51
- Substantiated0.55
- Technical depth0.46
- New information0.41
- Counts against: Promotional0.05
- Counts against: Overclaim0.32
Each judge’s answer per question (0–1), their mean and spread, and what the question adds to the score (weight × mean).
| Question | Judge 1 | Judge 2 | Judge 3 | Mean | Spread | Weight | Contribution (weight times mean) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Significance | 0.64 | 0.55 | 0.68 | 0.62 | 0.13 | +0.24 | +0.149 |
| Reader interest | 0.67 | 0.60 | 0.80 | 0.69 | 0.20 | +0.26 | +0.179 |
| Audience breadth | 0.93 | 0.50 | 0.68 | 0.70 | 0.43 , above the contested threshold | +0.13 | +0.091 |
| Practical relevance | 0.54 | 0.40 | 0.58 | 0.51 | 0.18 | +0.22 | +0.112 |
| Substantiated | 0.33 | 0.60 | 0.72 | 0.55 | 0.39 | +0.05 | +0.028 |
| Technical depth | 0.66 | 0.35 | 0.38 | 0.46 | 0.31 | +0.05 | +0.023 |
| New information | 0.85 | 0.20 | 0.18 | 0.41 | 0.67 , above the contested threshold | +0.05 | +0.021 |
| Promotional | 0.10 | 0.05 | 0.01 | 0.05 | 0.09 | −0.19 | −0.010 |
| Overclaim | 0.36 | 0.25 | 0.34 | 0.32 | 0.11 | −0.11 | −0.035 |
| Sum of contributions | +0.558 | ||||||
| Claim-check penalty | 0.000 | ||||||
| Total, as published | 0.558 | ||||||
Spread is the highest minus the lowest judge answer. marks a spread above 0.40: the judges disagree, and the story is marked contested.
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Elsewhere
Elsewhere: HN 19 pts, front page
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