NTS: removed "not implemented" on server ca

Gary E. Miller gem at rellim.com
Wed Apr 3 18:59:30 UTC 2019


Yo Achim!

On Wed, 03 Apr 2019 20:52:36 +0200
Achim Gratz via devel <devel at ntpsec.org> wrote:

> Gary E. Miller via devel writes:
> >> If you can't get the root cert, you cannot validate anything that
> >> has this root as the trust anchor.  
> >
> > And yet, yesterday I was able to use git head to validate using just
> > a Let's Encrypt chain file.  So, yes, you need a root file to
> > validate against a root file, but you can validate against
> > intermediate files too.  This is a good thing.  
> 
> _You_ moved the root up by declaring the intermediate to be the new
> root.

Except you specified a root is self signed.  Which this is not.

It is obviously an intermediate on its face.

>  Which (as was said multiple times before) just means that once
> you've found a cert that has ultimate trust no further checks will be
> performed, even when there are independent cert chains that would lead
> to other trust anchors.

No further check?  I guess you missed by second paragraph in the email
you are replying to that mentions pinning, stapling, revocation lists,
date checking, etc.

RGDS
GARY
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