Not everyone signs with responders since they add bulk and complexity into
the system.

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From: dev-security-policy
[mailto:dev-security-policy-bounces+jeremy.rowley=digicert.com@lists.mozilla
.org] On Behalf Of Patrick Kobly
Sent: Wednesday, May 14, 2014 11:07 AM
To: mozilla-dev-security-pol...@lists.mozilla.org
Subject: Re: CA Communication - May 12, 2014

On Monday, 12 May 2014 13:45:16 UTC-6, Jeremy Rowley  wrote:
> +1.   This is especially true in the federal space where some
intermediates
> 
> are stored offline most of the time.  Per Section 4.9.7 of the FBCA CP,
> 
> these CAs use a 31-day interval for status information.  Bringing the CA
> 
> online to generate responses every 10 days will actually make those CAs
less
> 
> secure.  

Perhaps I'm dense and missing something or perhaps this isn't the right
place to be asking.  Why would this necessitate bringing the CA online when
responses can be signed by an Authorized Responder (i.e. cert with EKU
id-kp-OCSPSigning)?

FWIW, Rob's concerns regarding the change process are certainly reasonable.

PK

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