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by jake_the_third 2623 days ago
This is literally also how cert signing works for tls. Unsurprisingly miss-issued certs have been far from common.

This model can work. It's just that microsoft is being sloppy.

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Mis-issued certs are common enough that Google et al had to force Symantec out of the cert issuing business. It's a model that only works with a monopolistic cartel gatekeeping the ability to issue certs (which is basically Apple's role in this scenario).