Blocking high-risk non-secure downloads

Re:Blocking high-risk non-secure downloads by gambler on Wednesday April 10, 2019 @02:45PM (#19627601)

The point isn't what you can do as a user. The point is that Google adds more and more hurdles to running a website without plugging into the CA chain.

CA chain is centralized. Plus, it requires you to have a domain name. DNS is also centralized (although to a somewhat lesser extent).

Effectively, we're seeing yet another step in hyper-centralization of the web.

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Re:Blocking high-risk non-secure downloads by ehutch79 on Wednesday April 10, 2019 @03:44PM (#19628100)

How many websites do you actually use don't have a domain name?

also, as above, there is no one root CA. you can add and remove any ca from your system. most users don't because why would you trust a random ca from some random site.

What's the actual problem here?

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Re:Blocking high-risk non-secure downloads by Crinus on Thursday April 11, 2019 @05:31AM (#19632405)

That i do not want some third party's permission to make my site and desktop applications available to everyone.

Note the one you asked, but i have the same issues with the certificate mafia.

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