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Date:      Fri, 20 Jan 2023 11:05:40 +0100 (CET)
From:      freebsd@oldach.net (Helge Oldach)
To:        junchoon@dec.sakura.ne.jp (Tomoaki AOKI)
Cc:        ports@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Can security/ca_root_nss be retired?
Message-ID:  <202301201005.30KA5emX006163@nuc.oldach.net>
In-Reply-To: <20230120184711.2da251b2964eb324e6373ac5@dec.sakura.ne.jp> from Tomoaki AOKI at "20 Jan 2023 18:47:11"

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Tomoaki AOKI wrote on Fri, 20 Jan 2023 10:47:11 +0100 (CET):
> IMHO, we would need 3 places.
>   *For base with lowest priority.
>   *For ports which can override base certs.
>    ALL PORTS SHOULD WRITE CERTS ONLY HERE.
>   *For local admins only, with highest priority.
>    Nothing else can override certs here.

I disagree. That will create a mess that's hard to troubleshoot. Keep
in mind that some software might not consider some of the proposed
stores by design, or walk through the available stores in a different
order deviating from what you expect. Also keep in mind that you need
to consider trusted *and* untrusted certs in the given priority and
consider that your priorities might disagree on specific certs.

All of this can be solved obviously but it's a complex solution to a
rather simple case for which base provides a flexible approach already.

Kind regards
Helge



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