provide latest OS root certificates via port?
Steven Smith
steve.t.smith at gmail.com
Sat Oct 30 03:53:51 UTC 2021
> ANY "modern", "secure" OS is an inherent time-death, for no good reason.
Yes they are, but for good reasons.
People discover vulnerabilities and patch them. Unpatched systems are vulnerable. This happens for all sorts of technical issues, especially PKI. For example,
Analysis of SSL Certificate Reissues and Revocations in the Wake of Heartbleed
https://dl.acm.org/doi/pdf/10.1145/3176244
Trusting old PKI is a Bad Idea.
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