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Slippery slope. Who controls the domain name system? Who controls how certs are handled by browsers and which ones are trusted? All of these things we take for
by echelon 1y ago
Slippery slope. Who controls the domain name system? Who controls how certs are handled by browsers and which ones are trusted?
All of these things we take for granted can change. You're watching it happen right now.
- ameliaquining 1y agoIsn't this problem already inherent to domain names, even without encryption? There's always a central authority that can take away your stuff, and always has been. (In theory you can solve this with a blockchain, but, well, gestures)
- icedchai 1y agoThe domain system needs at least some central control at the top, or it literally won't work. Do you remember the various "alternate root" projects in the 90's? I've stopped following them. The cert situation has vastly improved over the past 30 years. I remember paying $100's of dollars for certificates in the 90's, faxing in forms, etc.