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It looks like they're already working on addressing this issue by having Verisign operate .gov: http://domainincite.com/verisign-takes-over-gov/ http://domainin
by smountcastle 16y ago
It looks like they're already working on addressing this issue by having Verisign operate .gov: http://domainincite.com/verisign-takes-over-gov/ http://domainincite.com/verisign-takes-over-gov/
- Hoff 16y agoVerisign already has de facto control over huge tracts of network security by virtue of having their root certs embedded in various browsers and other PKE-related tools.
- smountcastle 16y agoAs of August 2010 Symantec owns those root certs. Verisign is left with the various top-level domain registries.
- iuguy 16y agoWhy do I not feel any better about that?
- krakensden 16y agoCrushing levels of skepticism and a poor impression of their rancid consumer software?
- iuguy 16y agoThat would be it then. Oh wait, they bought PGP. Great, now my crypto's screwed.