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Re:PuTTY has a new website by account42 on Monday August 18, 2025 @05:11AM (#44938717)
> Certificate by Let's Encrypt, issued to "putty.software" no other info.

That's how domain validated certificates that are used on most website today work.

And yes, it's bonkers that we need to rely on authorities like Let's Encrypt for this instead of just delegating trust via the same hierarchy as DNS.

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