Create a Custom Root Certificate Authority for Self-Signed Certificates

In 2011, when Microsoft had issued it, it was a promise. A cryptographic vow that said, “I am a trusted source. You can rely on me to vouch for other software, other updates, other identities.” It had signed countless drivers, verified countless Windows updates, and silently assured millions of computers that the programs they were running weren't malicious lies.

She thought about the integrity of the judicial record. She thought about the appeals. She thought about the fifteen years of people's lives—divorces, custody battles, wills, criminal convictions—that would become unverifiable.