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CAs say few people are getting replacements

CAs say few people are getting replacements

Posted Jun 16, 2008 20:49 UTC (Mon) by dfsmith (guest, #20302)
In reply to: CAs say few people are getting replacements by endecotp
Parent article: SSL Certificates Vulnerable to OpenSSL Flaw on Debian (Netcraft)

I wonder how many of the "notification of vulnerable certificate" notices ended up in spam
folders....  E.g.,

Dear Webmaster!

We've noticed that your SSL certificate is vulnerable.  Please visit this web site http://...
to receive a FREE replacement SSL certificate!

Your CA guys.


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CAs say few people are getting replacements

Posted Jun 17, 2008 8:28 UTC (Tue) by pjdc (subscriber, #6906) [Link]

The one from Thawte landed in my inbox unscathed, about a week after I'd gotten the
certificates reissued and installed.

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