Root Causes 437: Don't Blame the Linter

05/11/2024 11 min
Root Causes 437: Don't Blame the Linter

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Episode Synopsis

Linters are essential tools for maintaining quality of certificate issuance. Public open-source linters are available to help CAs assure compliance. As a result, CAs have begun attributing gaps in coverage by public linters as the root cause for misissuance events. We explain why this is faulty reasoning.