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This seems to want to move the trust relationship to just encompass the server, whereas the traditional CA aims to establish 'trust' in the organisation behind the server (via verification in business registry, or via national identity card/passport for individuals). Given this redefinition of trust, will the LE root cert have a chance of ending up in IE, Safari or Chrome?


Maybe in theory, but in practice today it's already server-trust.




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