[MacPorts] #63740: [apple-pki-bundle] : extend to cover all certificates from "System Roots"

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#63740: [apple-pki-bundle] : extend to cover all certificates from "System Roots"
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  Reporter:  RJVB              |      Owner:  (none)
      Type:  enhancement       |     Status:  new
  Priority:  Normal            |  Milestone:
 Component:  ports             |    Version:
Resolution:                    |   Keywords:
      Port:  apple-pki-bundle  |
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Comment (by essandess):

 Replying to [comment:10 mascguy]:
 > Replying to [comment:9 essandess]:
 > > Replying to [comment:6 RJVB]:
 > >> I see no evidence in the Portfile that the certificates are actually
 being added to any of the OS's certificate stores.
 > >
 > > If there’s a circumstance for which a port installs CAs in the System
 Keychain, I can’t imagine what that would be. This sounds like a Bad Idea.
 Users/Admins should manage their PKI.
 >
 > Perhaps the port could include an ultra-simple shell script to effect
 the changes? We'd want the script to backup the keychain first, and tell
 the user where said backup is. But otherwise, this would simply everyone's
 life, without forcibly making changes.
 >
 > We'd also want to include a port note, mentioning the helper script.
 Along with a quick blurb on how to use it.
 >
 > How does that sound?

 It’s not clear from this thread or the email thread the problem that is
 being addressed, or whether adding these certs to the keychain would
 actually fix it. There are more fundamental issues on old systems, like
 TLS1 being deprecated.

 If there were a confirmed, working solution for PKI on unsupported OS’s,
 then that should be separate port that uses {{{apple-pki-bundle}}} in
 {{{depends_lib}}}.

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Ticket URL: <https://trac.macports.org/ticket/63740#comment:11>
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