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#1 2014-07-20 07:45:58

mkoskar
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Why does ca-certificates include only mozzila certificates?

I was missing spi-inc certificate and figured out that ca-certificates package deliberately builds only mozilla subdir from upstream source (which is http://packages.qa.debian.org/c/ca-certificates.html).

As of pkgver = 20140325 (https://projects.archlinux.org/svntogit … beaae68df7), upstream Makefile refers by default to 2 subdirs: mozilla, and spi-inc.org.

Does anybody know why we're specific about including only mozilla certificates?

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#2 2014-07-20 08:16:30

Scimmia
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Re: Why does ca-certificates include only mozzila certificates?

What certificates should Arch trust? The default answer has been what Mozilla trusts.

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#3 2014-07-20 08:28:52

mkoskar
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Re: Why does ca-certificates include only mozzila certificates?

Scimmia wrote:

What certificates should Arch trust? The default answer has been what Mozilla trusts.

Right, I somehow (wrongly) assumed we're fine with what upstream maintains as the whole package.

Digging deeper, this shift in attitude is quiet recent though:

2014-03-24	only ship mozilla certs; cleanup old install message

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#4 2014-07-20 09:19:00

karol
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Re: Why does ca-certificates include only mozzila certificates?

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#5 2014-07-20 09:36:47

mkoskar
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Re: Why does ca-certificates include only mozzila certificates?

I see. Thanks for pointer.

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