Russia have run “disconnection” tests a number of times in the past. If they are forced to disconnect from the rest of the internet, they’d really want an autho

Russia have run “disconnection” tests a number of times in the past. If they are forced to disconnect from the rest of the internet, they’d really want an authoritative CA on your net, with trust established for all users. Regardless of MitM possibilities, many things will fail with some CA to issue certificates. I see this more as ‘balkanization’ than ‘Stalinization’.