Defending Our Brand

#1

Post by alexbilbie » Thu, Jun 23, 2016, 2:21 PM UTC

Defending Our Brand
letsencrypt.org

Re: Defending Our Brand

#2

Post by l1n » Thu, Jun 23, 2016, 2:29 PM UTC

Talk about an abuse of the trademark system.

Re: Defending Our Brand

#3

Post by intsunny » Thu, Jun 23, 2016, 2:30 PM UTC

This is disappointing, but not surprising given that Lets Encrypt threatens a large and out-dated revenue stream for Comodo. Thankfully Lets Encrypt is backed by Mozilla and the EFF, they have the resources to defend the brand.

Good luck guys!

Re: Defending Our Brand

#4

Post by Fej » Thu, Jun 23, 2016, 2:31 PM UTC

The bullshit the CAs pull never ceases to amaze me.

Re: Defending Our Brand

#5

Post by josephb » Thu, Jun 23, 2016, 2:31 PM UTC

You can only imagine it's being done for malicious reasons.

It doesn't seem like there is any good reason for Comodo to do this, other than try protect revenue loss.

Re: Defending Our Brand

#6

Post by throwanem » Thu, Jun 23, 2016, 2:34 PM UTC

Fej wrote: post #4

The bullshit the CAs pull never ceases to amaze me.

Comodo in particular has a long history of shady bullshit. Tarring all CAs with that brush strikes me as unduly harsh.

Re: Defending Our Brand

#7

Post by pcora » Thu, Jun 23, 2016, 2:35 PM UTC

The worst possible move by a competitor. Not cool Comodo.

Re: Defending Our Brand

#8

Post by hobs » Thu, Jun 23, 2016, 2:36 PM UTC

throwanem wrote: post #6

Fej wrote: post #4

The bullshit the CAs pull never ceases to amaze me.

Comodo in particular has a long history of shady bullshit. Tarring all CAs with that brush strikes me as unduly harsh.

While its fair to say that some CA's are not scum, so many of them have done shady things, and they are basically rent seekers for a product that they spend little on to verify things like identity etc.

Most certs are just money printing machines for the orgs in charge of them and I am not surprised they would want to fight back against LE.

Re: Defending Our Brand

#9

Post by AngeloAnolin » Thu, Jun 23, 2016, 2:36 PM UTC

Next thing we'll likely see is that Comodo getting hacked / breached and their data exposed, making them the least trusted computing security firm.

Re: Defending Our Brand

#10

Post by RubenSandwich » Thu, Jun 23, 2016, 2:36 PM UTC

It is very disheartening that Comodo, a seller of SSL certs, is attempting to steal some of the attention of Let's Encrypt has put into making a more secure internet. Instead of trying to weasel their way in front of Let's Encrypt a better strategy, in my personal opinion, would be to offer services on top of SSL. (Installing and managing SSL certs is still something a lay person cannot do.)