Cloudflare has announced plans to become a public Certificate Authority, expanding its role in securing the global web. The company aims to offer free, automated digital certificates for websites while also preparing the Internet for post-quantum cryptography. A Certificate Authority, or CA, is a trusted organization that issues digital certificates. These certificates let websites use HTTPS, encrypt traffic between visitors and web servers, and prove users are connecting to the correct domain rather than an impersonated site. Cloudflare is not issuing certificates yet. However, it has started the approval process needed to become a widely trusted CA. The company has applied to the root programs operated by Google Chrome, Apple,...
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