Re:NextDNS Is Out of Beta
by tialaramex on Tuesday May 26, 2020 @07:12PM
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> We can’t ask you to trust us more than yourself
They can't, but it might make sense to do so anyway.
I always explain this when it comes to running your own private CA as well. In principle you might do a better job than anybody else, and certainly if you fall down you'd know exactly who to blame. But you also might do a pretty shoddy job and cut corners you know you shouldn't, and knowing whose fault it is will be cold comfort if things do go wrong.
People who do this for a living can never be as trustworthy as you could be, but they might very well be more trustworthy than you are in practice and it's worth a moment's honest introspection to consider that.
They can't, but it might make sense to do so anyway.
I always explain this when it comes to running your own private CA as well. In principle you might do a better job than anybody else, and certainly if you fall down you'd know exactly who to blame. But you also might do a pretty shoddy job and cut corners you know you shouldn't, and knowing whose fault it is will be cold comfort if things do go wrong.
People who do this for a living can never be as trustworthy as you could be, but they might very well be more trustworthy than you are in practice and it's worth a moment's honest introspection to consider that.