To access data from unsuspecting users, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) could be exploiting a universal authentication process that is thought to be secure, but in reality may not be, cybersecurity experts warned. While encryption remains the preferred method to secure digital data and protect computers, in some cases, the very digital certificates used for authentication on the Internet are allowing the Chinese regime to infiltrate various computer networks and wreak havoc, they said. Bodies around the world, known as “Certificate Authorities” (CA), issue digital certificates that verify a digital entity’s identity on the Internet. A digital certificate can be compared to a passport or driver’s license, Andrew Jenkinson, CEO of cybersecurity firm Cybersec Innovation Partners (CIP) and author of the book “Stuxnet to Sunburst: 20 Years of Digital Exploitation and Cyberwarfare,” told The Epoch Times. “Without it, the person or device they are using cannot be according to industry …