The editors of the information portal "Military Review" informs its readers about, what 1 October, the IdenTrust DST Root CA X3 root certificate of the non-commercial Let’s Encrypt CA has expired. This event is global, and therefore many users, including our regular readers, already felt it.
Due to the expiration of this certificate, millions of users around the world have experienced access to the Internet.
What specific users are we talking about?.
Experts in the field of digital technologies and global communications report that, what problems with the internet 1 October 2021 years began to appear in those, who uses computers, smartphones and tablets with “outdated” operating systems. And these are operating systems not only of the Windows family. (eg, Windows XP or certain versions of Windows 7), but also early android variants, which the user forgot (did not want) update.
For correct access to sites (including "VO") Gadgets with an OS of at least Android version are required 7.1.1, c Windows from versions 7 (guaranteed - from version 8). Users with gadgets may also have problems, on which "outdated" versions of Ubuntu are installed, etc.. OS.
Let's Encrypt itself claims, what is trying to solve this problem, but already clear, that for all outdated systems it will not work (and they probably don't want to). Therefore, experts recommend users to eliminate risks (to return full access to sites, including the sites of the VO-media media group) either use a certificate renewal, or installing new OS.
The very expiration of the global root certificate looks like a clear desire of digital giants to oblige users to spend money on new gadgets and systems., stimulating demand and growth of own (already colossal) of income. But the difficulty for all of us is, that the problems of users of digital supercorporations are not particularly concerned.
There are options on the web, how to get rid of the problem. Link – here.
Upgrade options, eg, for Win XP there are registered.
clear, What do you want, who lost access, this material on the site will not be able to read. However, we hope that, that through various services, including social media, as well as using third-party digital devices, all our regular readers will have the opportunity to understand what happened and solve the problem.
