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Techcrunch doesn't load for me after I started blocking cookies, but is it about the renewal or paying for it? Automation doesn't matter if the spending isn't

• umanwizard 8y ago
  The article sort of implies both. > because so many federal workers have been sent home on unpaid leave — or worse, working without pay but trying to fill in for most of their furloughed department — expired certificates aren’t getting renewed. Renewing certificates doesn’t take much time or effort — sometimes just a click of a mouse. But some do cost money, and during a government shutdown there isn’t any. My personal guess is that the author of the article doesn't know which it is.
• smsm42 8y ago
  I am usually all for privatization but having .gov CA and issuing new certs without any spending sounds like something that would be a sensible idea even for the most hardcore libertarian. I don't see why government must buy certificates in retail instead of just having its own authority (which it has anyway in .gov domain btw).