Hacker Newsnew | past | comments | ask | show | jobs | submitlogin

US Government systems typically use client certificates as a component of access control in the form of the Common Access Card[1]. Not that that's a business, or even a success from the point of view of the users, but it's one of the largest deployments of client side certs out there.

[1]: http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_Access_Card



Unfortunately the only reason they can do that is that they are the government.




Consider applying for YC's Winter 2026 batch! Applications are open till Nov 10

Guidelines | FAQ | Lists | API | Security | Legal | Apply to YC | Contact

Search: