Robert Graham wrote:
>> Hi Boaz, you can easily remove yourself using the web
>> interface, as advertised in the footer:
> 
> Ah, but Firefox gives the warning "This Connection is Untrusted". Apparently 
> the issuer is unknown and it expired March 29, 2008. Maybe he doesn't 
> "Understand the Risks", specifically the suggestion "Don't add an exception 
> unless you know there's a good reason why this site doesn't use trusted 
> identification.". Now, this is a list of security people, so there can't be a 
> good reason why the site doesn't use trusted identification.
> 
> Although my sarcasm might not show it, I think expired/self-signed certs are 
> just fine (better than nothing), and that Firefox is overreacting. I'm just 
> pointing out that security is often a complex and difficult tradeoff.
> 

http://www.darkreading.com/blog/archives/2009/08/why_i_refuse_to.html



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