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"What makes the CA-issued certificates trustworthy is that they are in fact verified" ahahaha good one.

You should read about the history of Certstar, the Comodo RA. Why take money, expand ressources to verify the informations and issue the certificate when you can shortcut the verifications...

No matter how you look at it, the CA system is full of perverse incentives...



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