But, (somewhat) disappointingly, their OCSP, chain and root certificate URL don't work. Shame, would have been an even better troll. Got me chuckling though.
Was it really necessary to use stereotypical Arabic names (Achmed, Mustafa) as the canonical examples of dishonesty? Surely it's not that hard to come up with a name that isn't an ethnic slur? How about "Honest Donny"? At least with that you're punching up, not kicking down.
Why are those names “slurs” or “examples of dishonesty”?
I actually do have cousins named Ahmad (Persian, not Arab) and I’ve met people named Mostafa. Are you claiming that makes their parents racists? Is it racist when a comedian uses John for a white name? And I’ve met a lot of Asian Steves - did their parents name them ethnic slurs?
The application itself is looks honestly written, much more so than most corporate applications that might use “affiliates” or “partners” instead of uncles and cousins. It is obviously a parady of the deeply flawed nature of certificate authorities.
I think you are letting your personal baggage bias your interpretation.
Because the "honest" modifier is being used ironically. The whole point of this exercise is that Honest Achmed is in fact not honest, and so you should not install his root cert.
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But, (somewhat) disappointingly, their OCSP, chain and root certificate URL don't work. Shame, would have been an even better troll. Got me chuckling though.
I actually do have cousins named Ahmad (Persian, not Arab) and I’ve met people named Mostafa. Are you claiming that makes their parents racists? Is it racist when a comedian uses John for a white name? And I’ve met a lot of Asian Steves - did their parents name them ethnic slurs?
The application itself is looks honestly written, much more so than most corporate applications that might use “affiliates” or “partners” instead of uncles and cousins. It is obviously a parady of the deeply flawed nature of certificate authorities.
I think you are letting your personal baggage bias your interpretation.