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IdenTrust will be cross-signing our roots while we apply to root programs.
by joshmoz 12y ago
IdenTrust will be cross-signing our roots while we apply to root programs.
- diafygi 12y agoThanks for the clarification! You might want to add that point to your technical how-it-works section[1]. I was wondering how older browsers would accept a new CA's signature. Also, I really wish AOL would have donated their root certs to y'all[2] so you didn't have to set up a whole new CA. [1]: https://letsencrypt.org/howitworks/technology/ https://letsencrypt.org/howitworks/technology/ [2]: https://moderncrypto.org/mail-archive/messaging/2014/000618.html https://moderncrypto.org/mail-archive/messaging/2014/000618....
- iancarroll 12y agoI don't know why AOL keeps being brought up, but it's highly unlikely they would do this. For one, it's probably used internally for smart cards/SMIME. Secondly, it'd be very hard to get AOL to spend money on doing something for free. Moving a CA to a different company is no small feat, operationally...
- anonbanker 12y agoAOL bought Netscape, and incubated the Mozilla project while Netscape was still alive. they've spent a lot of money on doing things for free.
- wnevets 12y agohow long ago was that?
- anonbanker 12y agofeel free to let me know why that matters.