[vcf-midatlantic] social.vcfed.org is down again

Don Barber don at dgb3.net
Wed Mar 15 15:02:25 UTC 2023


No different than Windows Update or a Linux distro's apt update / yum 
update potentially distributing bad code. On the whole though, easy 
patching is better for society, and so are free TLS certs.

Thanks,

Don

On 3/15/23 10:42, Ethan O'Toole via vcf-midatlantic wrote:
>> Looks like you're using LetsEncrypt, which is a good choice, but 
>> since the certs are short and the process should​ be automated and 
>> should​ work, I always monitor when I use LetsEncrypt. I've had two 
>> occasions where
>
> One day LetsEncrypt is going to auto-update a backdoor onto a 
> gazillion hosts.
>
>             - Ethan


More information about the vcf-midatlantic mailing list