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Administrivia: febo.com SSL certificate

JA
John Ackermann N8UR
Wed, May 10, 2017 1:19 PM

If your browser has been throwing security warnings or errors when you
try to access the web server at febo.com (for example, the list
archives), that problem should now be fixed.

I was using an SSL certificate issued by StartSSL, a company that has
sort of shot themselves in the foot due to their ownership structure and
lack of transparency.  A few months ago the major browser vendors have
stopped recognizing certs issued by StartSSL, and their browsers now
give warnings when they encounter a StartSSL cert.

There's no evidence that my certificate was vulnerable or was ever
compromised, but I've now changed over to certificates from a
widely-supported group called LetsEncrypt, and you shouldn't see any
further security warnings.

Thanks,
John

If your browser has been throwing security warnings or errors when you try to access the web server at febo.com (for example, the list archives), that problem should now be fixed. I was using an SSL certificate issued by StartSSL, a company that has sort of shot themselves in the foot due to their ownership structure and lack of transparency. A few months ago the major browser vendors have stopped recognizing certs issued by StartSSL, and their browsers now give warnings when they encounter a StartSSL cert. There's no evidence that my certificate was vulnerable or was ever compromised, but I've now changed over to certificates from a widely-supported group called LetsEncrypt, and you shouldn't see any further security warnings. Thanks, John