{
  "id": 15599155,
  "title": "Let's Encrypt is adding two additional remote perspectives for domain validation",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/19/lets-encrypt-is-adding-two-additional-remote-perspectives-for-domain",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-10-19T10:53:39.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Hacker News",
    "slug": "hacker-news",
    "url": "https://community.letsencrypt.org/t/lets-encrypt-is-adding-two-additional-remote-perspectives-for-domain-validation/252166"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Let's Encrypt plans to introduce two additional remote viewpoints for domain validation purposes. The decision stems from the need for enhanced security and adherence to Baseline Requirements, as highlighted below. By expanding the range and scope of domain validation perspectives, the organization aims to bolster its ability to detect and mitigate BGP attacks. Effective 2026-12-15, any Certificate Authority (CA) must implement Multi-Perspective Issuance Corroboration using a minimum of five remote Network Perspectives. The CA must ensure that the requirements outlined in the Quorum Requirements Table are met, with the remote Network Perspectives corroborating the Primary Network Perspective located within the service regions of at least two distinct Regional Internet Registries. Failure to comply with these requirements will result in the CA not proceeding with certificate issuance. During the domain validation process, a total of seven validation requests will be made, one from the primary datacenter and six from remote perspectives (previously four). For the validation to be successful, the primary server and a majority of remote perspectives must receive the correct challenge response, making it more challenging for attackers to intercept validation requests. Let's Encrypt will begin testing the new regions in a staging environment on Tuesday, October 27th, 2026. If everything goes as planned, the production rollout will take place on Tuesday, November 10th, 2026. Users can expect minimal impact from these changes. The organization will post updates regarding these modifications in this thread.",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}