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I propose a system like SSH fingerprints. Then anybody can maintain a database of "known fingerprints", and a web-of-trust can be established without depending
by mmh0000 1y ago
I propose a system like SSH fingerprints.
Then anybody can maintain a database of "known fingerprints", and a web-of-trust can be established without depending on a centeral-point-of-censorship.
Fuck CA's. They're not and never have been trustworthy:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DigiNotar https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DigiNotar
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xcitium#Certificate_hacking https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xcitium#Certificate_hacking
https://arstechnica.com/security/2025/06/chrome-boots-2-certificate-authorities-citing-a-lack-of-trust-and-confidence/ https://arstechnica.com/security/2025/06/chrome-boots-2-cert...
https://www.zdnet.com/article/google-guillotine-falls-on-certificate-authorities-wosign-startcom/ https://www.zdnet.com/article/google-guillotine-falls-on-cer...
- ameliaquining 1y agoHow would you propose to overcome the usability problems that have heretofore prevented normal users from adopting web-of-trust?