I'm bummed that authentication wasn't discussed until the last 2 paragraphs. And then only topically.
> We figured out how to make a personal certificate authority on your own computer,
This isn't entirely true. I can make a self-signed cert, but there's no root of trust exdcept my computer: someone else can make their own self-signed cert claiming to be me.
I recently bought an SMIME cert from Sectigo for $20. There needs to be a personal CA and commensurate tooling, but it is still not widely available for non-miliatry.
Is there a way for me to get a personal cert that can be authenticated with a CA? Because I've been looking for some time. MozillaZine has a page on SMIME certs, but 80% of the names are crossed off.[1]
> We figured out how to make a personal certificate authority on your own computer,
This isn't entirely true. I can make a self-signed cert, but there's no root of trust exdcept my computer: someone else can make their own self-signed cert claiming to be me.
I recently bought an SMIME cert from Sectigo for $20. There needs to be a personal CA and commensurate tooling, but it is still not widely available for non-miliatry.
Is there a way for me to get a personal cert that can be authenticated with a CA? Because I've been looking for some time. MozillaZine has a page on SMIME certs, but 80% of the names are crossed off.[1]
> muse of cryptography
Definitely Melpomone. ;)
[1] http://kb.mozillazine.org/Thunderbird_:_FAQs:_Get_an_SMIME_c...