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0 pointsBrenBarn3mo ago0 comments

That doesn't have any practical effect, though. It's just part of the name and the room can still be used even if that server disappears forever.

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octoberfranklin3mo ago

No, not at all. Posession of a CA-signed TLS certificate for that domain, and the corresponding private key, is basically the root of trust for room operations.

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0 pointsBrenBarn3mo ago0 comments

That doesn't have any practical effect, though. It's just part of the name and the room can still be used even if that server disappears forever.

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octoberfranklin3mo ago

No, not at all. Posession of a CA-signed TLS certificate for that domain, and the corresponding private key, is basically the root of trust for room operations.

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