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some_furryyesterday at 1:49 PM1 replyview on HN

Can you explain a bit more what you mean by "secure" in the context of "actual revocations"? The oxymoronic nature isn't self-evident enough for me to catch your intended meaning before my first cup of coffee.


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GoblinSlayeryesterday at 4:38 PM

If you receive a forged crl, in the worst case it will revoke certificates that you can't trust anyway. Even if it says "certificate X is still good", that's equivalent to receiving no crl.