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by GormanFletcher 1836 days ago
Having lived through the debut of Firesheep, which prompted the industry to get serious about using TLS, its an amusing triumph of cybersecurity that today a site has to be careful to not accidentally get issued a certificate. Back in 2010, when certificates cost substantial sums and needed some expertise to apply for and install, I wouldn't have guessed we'd ever get to this point.