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The Emudhra intermediates were cross signed by Sectigo.
by ce4 · Oct 22, 2026
Most non-browser TLS clients (so basically everything else, with default settings), things like curl, Python, Node, Go, Java, git, package managers and every script and daemon y…
by Insimwytim · Oct 22, 2026
> 2. Name constraints. It’s long past time for the CAs of the world to have name constraints enforced. A CA that is not appropriate to use for .com should not work for .com. A C…
by creatonez · Oct 22, 2026
I don't think that applies here. The trust store contains the _root_ certificate, not these intermediates. The main eMudhra root cert backing these intermediates is "emSign ECC…
by pimterry · Oct 21, 2026
For all that DNSSEC is crap, DANE would at least mean that a domain is only vulnerable to failures of the authorities relevant to the domain. Meanwhile there are two less invasi…
by amluto · Oct 21, 2026
Their other intermediates have issued certs.
by Uvix · Oct 21, 2026
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