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Warning about certificate changes doesn't work in todays world

Warning about certificate changes doesn't work in todays world

Posted Sep 28, 2013 8:54 UTC (Sat) by peter-b (subscriber, #66996)
In reply to: Warning about certificate changes doesn't work in todays world by ras
Parent article: Encouraging a wider view

In that context, the obvious solution seems to be to trust the next certificate up in the hierarchy of trust, surely? If Google are using that many certificates, surely they are deriving them from a "Google root certificate" rather than purchasing them all individually from the CA...?


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