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Frank Hecker  
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 More options Dec 23 2008, 9:35 am
Newsgroups: mozilla.dev.tech.crypto
From: Frank Hecker <hec...@mozillafoundation.org>
Date: Tue, 23 Dec 2008 14:35:00 +0000
Subject: Re: Unbelievable!

Kyle Hamilton wrote:
> Your reaction seems
> to be based on placing "user convenience" over "user security", and
> (again, my opinion) I don't believe that this is appropriate at all.

My intent is to balance the disruption that would be caused by pulling a
root vs. the actual security threat to users. Right now we have no real
idea as to the extent of the problem (e.g., how many certs might have
been issued without proper validation, how many of those were issued to
malicious actors, etc.).

Frank

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Frank Hecker
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