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Let's Encrypt bans certificate usage in any US sanctioned territory [pdf]

428 pointsby piskovlast Monday at 10:32 PM364 commentsview on HN

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ezbieyesterday at 2:38 PM

What in the actual fuck?

OutOfHereyesterday at 6:51 PM

I had the parent organization of LetsEncrypt (Internet Security Research Group) in my Will, but after reading this, I will remove it immediately. US sanctions harm too many innocent people.

cynicalsecurityyesterday at 4:57 PM

This actually makes sense. No freedom for the enemies of freedom.

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Towaway69yesterday at 6:12 AM

Sanctioned has a double meaning here[1]:

> 2. officially or formally ratified or confirmed.

> 3. penalized, especially by way of discipline or to force compliance with legal obligations.

So who can use lets encrypt? Those that are penalised or those that are confirmed.

[1] https://www.dictionary.com/browse/sanctioned

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