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Re:27-year-old Apple iBooks can connect to Wi-Fi and downloa... by snowwrestler on Friday February 20, 2026 @12:33AM (#47084183)
> Of course they do, they have to.

Why do they have to?

(This will also tell you why certs in your OS need to expire.)

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Re:27-year-old Apple iBooks can connect to Wi-Fi and downloa... by grishka on Friday February 20, 2026 @01:01AM (#47084326)
Because domains change owners.

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47074127

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Re:27-year-old Apple iBooks can connect to Wi-Fi and downloa... by snowwrestler on Tuesday February 24, 2026 @06:21PM (#47144932)
More specifically: because they cannot be revoked, they need to expire. Same with root certs.
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