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0 pointsbiot9y ago0 comments

It's so people can't use one wildcard cert to have facebook.com.example.com and google.com.example.com, potentially tricking users.

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I don't think that's a valid reason, because you can get a cert for * .com.example.com, hence you can have those domains.

biotOP9y ago

Very good point.

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0 pointsbiot9y ago0 comments

It's so people can't use one wildcard cert to have facebook.com.example.com and google.com.example.com, potentially tricking users.

I don't think that's a valid reason, because you can get a cert for * .com.example.com, hence you can have those domains.

biotOP9y ago

Very good point.

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