Government shutdown: TLS certificates not renewed, many websites are down

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https://www.zdnet.com/article/government-shutdown-tls-certificates-not-renewed-many-websites-are-down/

By Catalin Cimpanu
ZDNet News
January 10, 2019

More than 80 TLS certificates used by US government websites have expired so 
far without being renewed, leaving some websites inaccessible to the public.

NASA, the US Department of Justice, and the Court of Appeals are just some of 
the US government agencies currently impacted, according to Netcraft.

The blame falls on the current US federal government shutdown caused by US 
President Donald Trump's refusal to sign any 2019 government budget bill that 
doesn't contain funding for a Mexico border wall he promised during his 
election campaign.

This has resulted in hundreds of thousands of government workers being 
furloughed across all government agencies, including staff handling IT support 
and cybersecurity.

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