Let's Encrypt is Dying in Geminispace (Now Down Very Sharply to 6%), More People Self-Sign as They Certainly Should
Abandoning a fake security model?
A fortnight ago: Usage of Let's Encrypt in Geminispace Has Collapsed (That's a Good Thing!) (7%)
17 days ago: Gemini Protocol Turns 5 Exactly 10 Days From Now, Let's Encrypt CA Falls to 7.3% as Over 90% of Capsules Sign Their Own Certificates (7.3%)
4 months ago: In Gemini, Over 90% of Capsules Self-Sign Their Certificates and Let's Encrypt Usage Falls to Just 7.5% (7.5%)
There might be an explanation for the sharp decline of Let's Encrypt in Gemini, such as several capsules being clustered together (shared hosting) and then going offline. Gemini as a whole is not getting smaller. Even if it was, the relative demise of Let's Encrypt would serve to suggest that capsules that outsource "trust" are perishing more than the ones that control their own destiny.