On 13.03.2018 14:59, Ryan Sleevi wrote: > the blog post says, the subCAs controlled by Apple and Google are the > ONLY exceptions. > > However, the Mozilla Firefox code also treats certain DigiCert subCAs as > exceptions. > > Based on Ryan Sleevi's recent comments on this list, I had concluded > that the excluded DigiCert subCAs are used to support companies other > than Apple and Google. Is my understanding right or wrong? > > > I think your understanding is incorrect. The DigiCert SubCAs are being > treated as part of the Managed Partner Infrastructure (aka the consensus > plan), and the (cross-signed DigiCert Roots) are excluded to avoid path > building issues in Firefox.
Your earlier explanations were very complex, and had increased my uncertainty about who is covered by the Managed Partner Infrastructure. In your earlier explanations, you had mentioned additional company names besides Apple and Google. This had given me the impression that the Managed Partner Infrastructure isn't limited to support the Apple and Google companies, but to also support other companies. > That is, the exclusion of those DigiCert Sub-CAs *is* the consensus plan > referred to - what else could it be? > > > Are Apple and Google really the only beneficials of the exceptions, or > should the blog post get updated to mention the additional exceptions? > > > Do you think the above clarifies? I hope we are close. I really wish we could bring it down to a simple yes or no question, and you being able to respond with a clear yes or no. Let me try again. Are the DigiCert transition CAs, which are part of the exclusion list, and which you say are used for "Managed Partner Infrastructure", strictly limited to support the needs of the Apple and Google companies? Thanks Kai _______________________________________________ dev-security-policy mailing list [email protected] https://lists.mozilla.org/listinfo/dev-security-policy
