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Re: [therightkey] Barely-capable CAs

Paul Hoffman <paul.hoffman@vpnc.org> Thu, 01 November 2012 19:54 UTC

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On Nov 1, 2012, at 11:52 AM, Rob Stradling <rob.stradling@comodo.com> wrote:

> On 01/11/12 16:46, Paul Hoffman wrote:
>> On Nov 1, 2012, at 9:29 AM, Phillip Hallam-Baker <hallam@gmail.com> wrote:
>> 
>>> This is about barely capable sysadmins.
>>> 
>>> Different problem.
>> 
>>> From the perspective of the relying party (me, caring about making a secure connection to my bank), the problems are indistinguishable. A CA who retains a sysadmin who is barely capable
> 
> Paul, this is about barely capable sysadmins _at your bank_, not at the CA.
> 
> (Ben wrote "The process of participating in CT for a _server operator_ is...")

OK, maybe I'm confused here, or maybe you are. If my bank has a certificate issued by a CA who is actively participating in CT, there is no requirement on the bank at all, correct?

--Paul Hoffman

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