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Re:Let's Encrypt: Reliability via Automated Renewal Information by dadrian on Friday March 24, 2023 @02:28PM (#35293490)
You can mitigate things that go wrong quicker if the default lifetimes are shorter.
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Re:Let's Encrypt: Reliability via Automated Renewal Information by detourdog on Friday March 24, 2023 @03:25PM (#35294219)
All of those are answers and possibly rationalizations. Seems to me an evil squatter could disrupt the system. The system is so automatic nobody needs to manage it.
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Re:Let's Encrypt: Reliability via Automated Renewal Information by detourdog on Friday March 24, 2023 @03:42PM (#35294408)
I think this is a mistake they should be slowing down the system to gain reputation. Trying to keep pace with automatic spamming/hacking seems to be one possibility but longevity with no complaints should count for something.
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