Reply to post: Scott Helme on expiring TLS root certificates

Smart fridges are cool, but after a few short years you could be stuck with a big frosty brick in the kitchen

Alan J. Wylie

Scott Helme on expiring TLS root certificates

A timely article:

https://scotthelme.co.uk/impending-doom-root-ca-expiring-legacy-clients/

HTTPS is a bit more than 25 years old. A lot of early root certificates were issued with a 25 year lifespan, and are about to, or have already (Addtrust) expired. Without updates, the web will break.

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