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xandriusyesterday at 10:12 PM1 replyview on HN

Not really the point of ssl certs though. And I'm pretty sure those limitations are the smallest hurdle, most people wouldn't even care checking.


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letsgetrealyesterday at 10:23 PM

The "most people won't care argument" doesn't inspire confidence in the authenticity of the website.

It's essentially a self-signed cert that anyone could make with the false security of a root certificate authority.

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