Re:Startcom CA applies for inclusion in Mozilla
by Ajedi32 on Tuesday August 01, 2017 @12:37PM
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> What's the benefit for Firefox users of including StartCom?
I think there is some benefit to maintaining a healthy ecosystem of multiple competing, independently operated CAs. The benefits of including StartCom are no different from that of any other CA in that regard.
Aside from that though, not much. Although... wasn't StartCom pretty much the only CA offering free DV certs prior to Let's Encrypt? If they're planning to resume offering that or a similar service, that would certainly be a significant benefit to overall security of the web.
I think there is some benefit to maintaining a healthy ecosystem of multiple competing, independently operated CAs. The benefits of including StartCom are no different from that of any other CA in that regard.
Aside from that though, not much. Although... wasn't StartCom pretty much the only CA offering free DV certs prior to Let's Encrypt? If they're planning to resume offering that or a similar service, that would certainly be a significant benefit to overall security of the web.