The registrar issuing cert solution would certainly speed up HTTPS adoption; you're dealing with one less org to secure your site. The down-side is that if you decide to move registrars, that still complicates things. What if the new registrar refuses to issue a new cert without a hefty fee? Or what about revoking the previous cert? Now the registrar is functioning as a de facto CA so it doesn't completely eliminate the middle-man factor.
I'm hoping the EFF project will smooth over these hiccups, which is why I'm looking forward to it.
I'm hoping the EFF project will smooth over these hiccups, which is why I'm looking forward to it.