New Delhi, Oct. 21 -- The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) on Wednesday, 21 October, constituted a special team to investigate a security incident involving eMudhra's Public Key Infrastructure (PKI), while maintaining that its impact on Indian websites and applications was limited.

The incident came to light after concerns emerged over the compromise of eight intermediate Certificate Authority (CA) certificates associated with eMudhra. These certificates form part of the digital trust infrastructure used to authenticate websites and secure online communications.

In a series of posts on X, MeitY said it had taken serious note of the incident but cautioned against fear-mongering on social media. The ministry clar...