Reply to post: Re: "To obtain a certificate from a CA you have to convince them of your credentials"

Confused by crypto? Here's what that password hashing stuff means in English

Nick Kew

Re: "To obtain a certificate from a CA you have to convince them of your credentials"

The CA model is broken, as demonstrated by a fair few incidents reported in El Reg and other techie media.

In the absence of a WoT made simple enough for Joe Public, a move to a distributed trust authority is overdue. M-Pin gives us the framework for that.

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