Luminous5481 [they/them]

Queer anarchist, avid sci-fi and fantasy fan, and enjoyer of locally run genAI. Always looking forward to learning new things. Death to all governments!

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  • Let’s Encrypt is a trusted, established alternative, it could replace Microsoft for long-lived software certificates.

    Uh, no it could not.

    First of all, the whole point of signing software is to ensure it comes from a reputable source. Let’s Encrypt signs certificates with an automated process that does no verification whatsoever of the identity of the person asking for a certificate. It would make the whole process completely pointless.

    Second, Let’s Encrypt has stated themselves over a decade ago that they have no intention of doing this because it would render the whole system pointless.