eMudhra faces a bigger test of public trust after security lapse
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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
eMudhra is exiting its global SSL/TLS website certificate business after an anonymous researcher found weak private keys tied to eight certificate authorities, which browsers including Chrome and Firefox then blocked. The flaw went undetected for about 18 months and two audit cycles.
Why it ranked
No. 59 of 62 with a score of 0.56. The panel rated it highest on reader interest (0.72) and practical relevance (0.61), lowest on audience breadth (0.49). The judges disagreed most on new information (spread 0.41), 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 0.41 on new information
- Significance0.57
- Reader interest0.72
- Audience breadth0.49
- Practical relevance0.61
- Substantiated0.54
- Technical depth0.51
- New information0.60
- Counts against: Promotional0.10
- Counts against: Overclaim0.29
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 | 0.60 | 0.40 | 0.72 | 0.57 | 0.32 | +0.24 | +0.138 |
| Reader interest | 0.67 | 0.60 | 0.90 | 0.72 | 0.30 | +0.26 | +0.188 |
| Audience breadth | 0.43 | 0.40 | 0.64 | 0.49 | 0.24 | +0.13 | +0.064 |
| Practical relevance | 0.55 | 0.50 | 0.78 | 0.61 | 0.28 | +0.22 | +0.134 |
| Substantiated | 0.42 | 0.45 | 0.74 | 0.54 | 0.32 | +0.05 | +0.027 |
| Technical depth | 0.57 | 0.35 | 0.62 | 0.51 | 0.27 | +0.05 | +0.026 |
| New information | 0.76 | 0.70 | 0.35 | 0.60 | 0.41 , above the contested threshold | +0.05 | +0.030 |
| Promotional | 0.11 | 0.10 | 0.08 | 0.10 | 0.03 | −0.19 | −0.018 |
| Overclaim | 0.42 | 0.25 | 0.20 | 0.29 | 0.22 | −0.11 | −0.032 |
| Sum of contributions | +0.556 | ||||||
| Claim-check penalty | 0.000 | ||||||
| Total, as published | 0.556 | ||||||
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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