Let's Encrypt is adding two additional remote perspectives for domain validation

Hey everybody, Let's Encrypt is adding two new remote perspectives for domain validation. This change is motivated by the fact that increased perspectives provide more domain validation security and is required by the Baseline Requirements which is quoted below. Increasing the number and coverage of our domain validation perspectives improves visibility and protection against BGP attacks. BR 3.2.2.9 Multi Perspective Issuance Corroboration Effective 2026-12-15, the CA MUST implement Multi-Pe...
266 points by gslin 2 days ago community.letsencrypt.org 96 comments

Summary

Let’s Encrypt is enhancing its domain validation process by introducing two new remote perspectives, aimed at bolstering security and compliance with updated standards. This move is designed to improve protection against potential BGP attacks and ensure more robust domain validation.

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