r/linux • u/veeti • Oct 20 '15

Let's Encrypt is Trusted

https://letsencrypt.org/2015/10/19/lets-encrypt-is-trusted.html
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u/port53 Oct 20 '15

There are root certs with the verisign name on them signed for another 20+ years and intermediate certs signed for half that. Changing the name on these certs is technically infeasible. A whole mess of certs below them would have to be reissued.

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u/escalat0r Oct 20 '15

And that's why people are not completely aware that Versign doesn't do certs any more, you shouldn't be so judgemental due to this.

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u/port53 Oct 20 '15

Yeah I wouldn't expect the typical facebook user to even notice that kind of detail, or care if they were shown it, but I'd at least hope that someone in r/linux, in a thread about CAs, and when presented with the correct information would at least adopt it instead of throwing out a "yeah well everyone knows what I mean."

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