i didn't realize until now that ISRG (Let's Encrypt) issues more certificates than the next six top CAs combined and a good margin

[whitequark@social.treehouse.systems]

i didn't realize until now that ISRG (Let's Encrypt) issues more certificates than the next six top CAs combined and a good margin

[pikhq@social.treehouse.systems]

@whitequark as someone who remembers the bad old days, it feels miraculous. they, uh, solved the problem.

[promovicz@chaos.social]

@whitequark but also lots of domain seller defaults, probably? running a thing like that would be a challenge for sure...

[whitequark@social.treehouse.systems]

@pikhq oh I'm in the same boat here. I remember being excited for it when it was announced. I still have the private key for the whatsitsname

StartCom SSL

somewhere

[nogweii@social.aether.earth]

@whitequark as a former team member, I'm proud of how far LE has gotten. Great folks doing great work.

[jwdt@mastodon.social]

@whitequark I don't regularly pay attention anymote but who's even paying for certificates these days?

[whitequark@social.treehouse.systems]

@jwdt Sectigo's customers, mostly?

[alex@feed.yopp.me]

@whitequark it’s unbelievable cool and very scary, because we have no alternative that can handle even a fraction of this issuance volume.

Like ZeroSSL and that’s basically it. And their share is not even visible in stats trackers I suspect they won’t be able to handle even a fraction of LES traffic, should something happen