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Re: Number of CAs (was: Mandatory encryption as part of HTTP2)

2013-11-17 05:17:30

On Nov 17, 2013, at 12:03 PM, SM <sm(_at_)resistor(_dot_)net> wrote:

Hi Yoav,
At 00:20 17-11-2013, Yoav Nir wrote:
[1] Is it just my imagination, or do the names of CAs indicate that 
marketing believes that quickly getting the cert is the only thing that 
customers care about?

According to 
http://support.godaddy.com/godaddy/get-near-instant-gratification-with-our-extended-validation-ssls/
 it has something to do with near-instant gratification.


Makes sense. When IT departments forget to get a new certificate in time, and 
learn about it when users complain, it's not a pretty sight. They want their 
instant gratification. :-)