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by hjfa0j 2849 days ago
It started being meaningless thanks to Let's Encrypt. Before it meant you had to show your ID and banking info to a "reputable" corporation for them to make a cert for you. Yes I know I know, not always the case, but...

LE means that the mantra "if it's https then it's a secure and reputable website" is now outdated.
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detaro 2849 days ago
> Before it meant you had to show your ID and banking info to a "reputable" corporation for them to make a cert for you.

No it didn't. Let's Encrypt made free certificates easier to get, but Let's Encrypt doesn't do less verification than some other CAs/some of their products.

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dragonwriter 2849 days ago
> Before it meant you had to show your ID and banking info to a "reputable" corporation for them to make a cert for you.

No, it didn't. DV certs never meant that (EV certs did and still do, but LE doesn't offer EV and EV isn't and never was necessary for the padlock.)

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hnbroseph 2849 days ago
are you that Comodo guy?
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