Re:Google wants to reduce lifespan for HTTPS certificates to...
by detaro on Saturday August 17, 2019 @09:05PM
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> I guess a certificate is also something that you don't need to write down and remember, which could help.
That's the main difference IMHO.
Certs that need some manual procedure to renew already share one of the problems of changing passwords: it's yet another notification that something needs to be done soon(tm), and sometimes it will not happen until it's too late.
That's the main difference IMHO.
Certs that need some manual procedure to renew already share one of the problems of changing passwords: it's yet another notification that something needs to be done soon(tm), and sometimes it will not happen until it's too late.