Florian Weimer wrote:

> Personally, I think that in order to make a difference, EV
> certificates must verify not only that the certificate holder is in
> control of embedded domain names (the usual EV CPS is basically
> equivalent to domain-control certificates in this area), but also that
> the certificate holder has got all the relevant trademark rights.
> Wildcard certificates would probably have to go, too.

Certificates with subjectAltName extensions should be able to replace
wild card certificates, the question is what checks should be applied to
hostnames?

Most banks and other large entities have a list of hostnames as long as
my arm for load balancing and other valid reasons, most often look
deceptive in my opinion, and almost phishing like in some cases.

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Best regards,
 Duane

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