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IDProjectCategoryView StatusLast Update
0001579Main CAcert Websiteweb of trustpublic2025-05-10 21:26
Reporteralkas Assigned To 
PriorityhighSeveritymajorReproducibilityalways
Status newResolutionopen 
PlatformDefaultOSanyOS Versionany
Product Version2017 Q4 
Summary0001579: CAcert roots access on the WoT is difficult and should be available also on the Wiki
DescriptionNovice users need to download & install CAcert roots. It must be done using HTTP (http://www.cacert.org/index.php?id=3). But the HTTP protocol is considered as unsafe nowadays. Moreover, some leading browsers offer the function "HTTPS-only".
The websites Blog & Wiki are planned to be equipped with LetsEncrypt to make their visits easier. Both CAcert roots are already prepared as simple certs and bundles, for systems Windows/Unix/Linux/Android/Mac, on the wiki page https://wiki.cacert.org/FAQ/NewRoots.
My suggestion is to publish this Wiki link on the Blog or the Wiki itself, thus on the websites equipped with LetsEncrypt.
Steps To ReproduceOn the system/browser with CAcert roots uninstalled, go to https://www.cacert.org - you immediately will see the serious warning with the advice not to continue. That trouble waits to every novice who needs to download CAcert roots.
Tagsblog, CAcert roots, Wiki, WoT
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Date Modified Username Field Change
2025-04-20 21:47 alkas New Issue
2025-04-20 21:47 alkas Tag Attached: CAcert roots
2025-04-20 21:47 alkas Tag Attached: WoT
2025-04-20 21:51 alkas Tag Attached: Wiki
2025-04-20 21:51 alkas Tag Attached: blog
2025-05-08 18:59 L10N Relationship added related to 0001578
2025-05-10 21:26 L10N Note Added: 0006312