Hi Hanno,

Thank you for the suggestion.

The server responds rather slowly (is this data live-generated?), and
> the "last-modified" header does not appear to contain useful data (it
> just responds with the current date/time).


The data is indeed generated in real time. The resulting CSV contains the
most up-to-date information from the CCADB.

Would it be possible to have some kind of small, static metadata file
> with a hash and possibly latest update time of all CSVs?
> It could be something as simple as
> AllCertificateRecordsCSVFormatv2,[timestamp],[sha256]
> AllIncludedRootCertsCSV,...


Knowing that the data is live-generated, here are some other things we
could consider in short order:

   - Add a column showing the date/time when the report was generated.
   - Update the report to generate a CSV file with a dynamic name that
   includes the current date/time (e.g.,
   AllCertificateRecordsCSVFormatv2_10_20_2024_23:35.csv).
   - Create a separate (smaller) report that includes the records changed
   within the last 24 or 48 hours (or any other time frame).

Do any of these sound appealing?

Thanks again!
-Chris, on behalf of the CCADB Steering Committee

On Sat, Oct 19, 2024 at 7:38 AM Hanno Böck <[email protected]> wrote:

> Hi,
>
> I would like to make a suggestion to make the use of CCADB data easier.
>
> Right now, there does not appear to be any easy way to track updates
> of the various CSVs (e.g., AllCertificateRecordsCSVFormatv2). If one
> wants to use the data, essentially the only way to keep it updated is
> to re-download it regularly.
>
> The server responds rather slowly (is this data live-generated?), and
> the "last-modified" header does not appear to contain useful data (it
> just responds with the current date/time).
>
> Would it be possible to have some kind of small, static metadata file
> with a hash and possibly latest update time of all CSVs?
> It could be something as simple as
> AllCertificateRecordsCSVFormatv2,[timestamp],[sha256]
> AllIncludedRootCertsCSV,...
>
> That would allow just fetching that small file to check for updates.
>
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