[Meme] Let's Pretend It's Secure
- Dr. Roy Schestowitz
- 2022-09-12 11:45:39 UTC
- Modified: 2022-09-12 12:08:25 UTC
Even scam sites can get a 'free' certificate; that does not make them safe, no matter what the Web browser says
Summary: The 'free' certificates cartel (a few questionable CAs that do not even assure security, they just urge everyone to outsource "trust" to them) for TLS over the World Wide Web isn't much better than so-called 'secure' boot, except this one isn't controlled solely by Microsoft; see more details below
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