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Re: Microsoft deems all DigiNotar certificates untrustworthy, releases updates


From: Bjørn Mork <bjorn () mork no>
Date: Sun, 11 Sep 2011 17:55:43 +0200

Cameron Byrne <cb.list6 () gmail com> writes:

Yep. The CA business is one of trust. If the CA is not trusted, they are out
of business.

You can rewrite that: Trust is the CA business.  Trust has a price.  If
the CA is not trusted, the price increases.

Yes, they may end up out of business because of that price jump, but you
should not neglect the fact that trust is for sale here.


Bjørn


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