Why “registrars” is being discussed
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> I think the idea that CAs are uniquely incompetent is probably incorrect. The problem with the certificate authority system is that any CA can sign a cert for any domain name.…
by josephg · Oct 22, 2026
It seems a nice thing to have indeed, but domain registrars have already a history to cede control and bend to $GOVERNMENT. We have countries already trying to MiTM all their ci…
by darkwater · Oct 21, 2026
> (Moving the PKI into DNS does not remove it, it just moves it around.) Better in DNS though. You could have certs mirror the structure of DNS. Install a single root signing ke…
by josephg · Oct 21, 2026
A secure DNS is valuable whether or not we get rid of CAs, since CAs rely on DNS queries to verify domain ownership. And if we have a secure DNS, then CAs are completely redunda…
by josephg · Oct 21, 2026
There's also https[//]microg.cc and https[//]microg.net, both masquerading as homepages for MicroG, and Duckduckgo finds several more. I actually reported th…
by mzajc · Oct 20, 2026
>You can always use third-party DNS if that's what you wish to do Oh boy, you don't know how many bad registrars won't let you customize the nameserver...
by reddalo · Oct 19, 2026
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A registrar is an official keeper of records made in a register. The term may refer to: Read more on Wikipedia