On 17/02/2017 05:11, Timothy Pearson wrote:
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Timothy Pearson wrote:
LetsEncrypt does not appear to be secure enough as it
effectively requires automated certificate installation on the
master servers, and furthermore I expect it to be removed from
as a fully trusted root CA or at least demoted in some way in the
future [3].
I'd suggest a little more research while paying attention to the
originating source material (CA's who are losing money). At least one
of the FUD sources in your link has been responded to:
https://unmitigatedrisk.com/?p=552.
What I personally don't care for from Lets Encrypt is the short expiry
time effectively requiring automated install. Whenever you have automated
install from a third party onto a local machine this is generally an
opening for security problems at some point down the line -- I have yet to
see a system without a human in the loop where this has not happened.
If Let's Encrypt wasn't pushing their own tools in lieu of the relatively
standard methods for setting up SSL encryption, and provided a more
reasonable expiry time, they would be far more attractive. As it stands,
one could easily run into a worst case scenario with nearly expired certs
that Lets Encrypt refuses to or cannot renew, and that's a risk that is
very hard to accept.
Finally, while not directly applicable to TDE, Lets Encrypt still does not
support wildcard certificates. This would make e.g. logins to QuickBuild
impossible without significant technical changes, sucking time away from
TDE itself onto the tools required to control modern cloud services.
Personally, I think Lets Encrypt is great. It's about time that us
smaller guys can get hold of legitimate certs without being ripped off.
The short expiry time is no hassle at all, nor is their automation, in
fact, I consider it a plus and I can't see how they can be considered to
be 'pushing' anything, merely offering options. A cron job to download a
certificate, up to a month before it expires, is simple enough and gives
plenty of time if there is an unforseen problem.
The third of your links seems to me to be an apologist script for the
big CAs (I can almost read their tears) and it wouldn't surprise me if
the poster had some association or other with a large CA.
Clearly, it's a matter of your choice, but I for one am well pleased
with this simple and free certificate option.
Oh, and thanks again for TDE :)
Cheers,
Mike.
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Mike Howard
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