[AusNOG] Lets Encrypt

[Alex Samad - Yieldbroker]

I wasn't implying that the others were any better.


> -----Original Message-----
> From: Mark ZZZ Smith [mailto:markzzzsmith at yahoo.com.au]
> Sent: Wednesday, 19 November 2014 11:00 AM
> To: Alex Samad - Yieldbroker; Ernie; ausnog at lists.ausnog.net
> Subject: Re: [AusNOG] Lets Encrypt
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> ----- Original Message -----
> > From: Alex Samad - Yieldbroker <Alex.Samad at yieldbroker.com>
> > To: Ernie <ernie at info.eis.net.au>; "ausnog at lists.ausnog.net"
> > <ausnog at lists.ausnog.net>
> > Cc:
> > Sent: Wednesday, 19 November 2014, 10:42
> > Subject: Re: [AusNOG] Lets Encrypt
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> > Would you trust a CA who gave our certs to any one ?
> >
> 
> Better than nothing security is better than nothing.
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> > Alex
> >
> >>  -----Original Message-----
> >>  From: AusNOG [mailto:ausnog-bounces at lists.ausnog.net] On Behalf Of
> >> Ernie
> >>  Sent: Wednesday, 19 November 2014 10:34 AM
> >>  To: ausnog at lists.ausnog.net
> >>  Subject: [AusNOG] Lets Encrypt
> >>
> >>  I was just reading on Slashdot this morning about a new certificate
> > authority
> >>  caleed Let's Encrypt which is a joint effort from EFF, Mozilla,
> >> Cisco,
> > and
> >>  Akamai to encrypt the Internet. It's going to be a non-profit
> > organization that
> >>  issues free certificates for any website.
> >>
> >>  https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2014/11/certificate-authority-encrypt-
> >>  entire-web
> >>
> >>  https://letsencrypt.org/
> >>
> >>  My question is, will this screw up companies like Verisign/Thawte sales?
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>  - Ernie.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
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