RFC: Proposal: Install a /etc/ssl/cert.pem by default?
Eitan Adler
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Thu Jul 3 01:48:09 UTC 2014
On 2 July 2014 17:26, Dan Lukes <dan at obluda.cz> wrote:
> On 07/03/14 01:45, Xin Li:
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>> 1. Import a set of trusted root certificates
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> Question is imminent ...
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> Trusted by whom ?
IMHO, it is sane to follow the same policy that Mozilla follows and to
use their root store by default.
> If I consider a CA to be trustworthy, I will insert it's certificate to
> trusted store. No one is welcomed to make such decision in behalf of me.
So remove or edit the defaults.
As for #4: I'm not sure I like the port touching the base system (even
with an option) but I don't see a real alternative.
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Eitan Adler
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