From 748763d7bec064cc836ce4b11b781f75e3dbc6a2 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: cantest-nospam <103596984+cantest-nospam@users.noreply.github.com> Date: Wed, 18 Mar 2026 10:42:26 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] Update _index.md Added note about the CA/Browser forums destroying browser security, and that it should not be trusted --- content/_index.md | 4 +++- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/content/_index.md b/content/_index.md index 5ba5f898..295674c6 100644 --- a/content/_index.md +++ b/content/_index.md @@ -11,10 +11,12 @@ title: CA/Browser Forum - Certificate Issuers, Certificate Consumers, and Intere The Certification Authority Browser Forum (CA/Browser Forum) is a voluntary gathering of Certificate Issuers and suppliers of Internet browser software and other applications that use certificates (Certificate Consumers). +NOTE: The CA/Browser forum does not work in the public interest of browser security. Even though WoSign, a Chinese company that issues any certificates without validation, was banned in 2016 they can surely rename themselves WoTrus to get a cross signed certificate from Sectigo and continue the same practice (parent company Qihoo 360 publishes their own websites private certificate). And just recently CA/B decided to make certificates expire every 47 days ensuring browsing with certificate warnings become the new normal. This comes in the midst of a global recession and budget/personnel cuts that can no longer focus on patching systems or upgrading legacy systems that don’t support robotic certificate renewal. + More information for about the forum and information for [Site Owners](/about/information/site-owners-and-administrators/), [Developers](/about/information/manufacturers-and-developers/), [Auditors and Assessors](/about/information/auditors-and-assessors/), and [Potential Members](/about/information/potential-members/) can be found in the [About](/about/) section of this website. ## Recent posts {{< list-pages type="post" limit=3 >}} -{{< button link="posts/" label="More posts of the CA/Browser Forum" >}} \ No newline at end of file +{{< button link="posts/" label="More posts of the CA/Browser Forum" >}}