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Re:Update Regarding Add-Ons in Firefox by wool_gather on Saturday May 04, 2019 @12:50PM (#19827610)
What's the difference to the user between "to check revocations too, sure" and what happened?
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Re:Update Regarding Add-Ons in Firefox by diplocorp on Saturday May 04, 2019 @01:44PM (#19827959)
revocation != expiry
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Re:Update Regarding Add-Ons in Firefox by the8472 on Saturday May 04, 2019 @01:34PM (#19827900)
checking revocations lists != certificate expiry
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Re:Update Regarding Add-Ons in Firefox by dwaite on Saturday May 04, 2019 @01:51PM (#19828010)
Revocation lists are often tied to certificate expiry, purging entries that are no longer valid due to expiry.
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Re:Update Regarding Add-Ons in Firefox by the8472 on Saturday May 04, 2019 @02:02PM (#19828082)
No, revocation lists are orthogonal, often used to invalidate a certificate before it expires.
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Re:Update Regarding Add-Ons in Firefox by wool_gather on Saturday May 04, 2019 @01:47PM (#19827985)
At a the technical level of cert handling, yes. To the user? Not so sure.
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