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Government Shutdown: TLS Certificates Not Renewed, Many Websites Are Down (zdnet.com)

More than 80 TLS certificates used by US government websites have expired so far without being renewed, leaving some websites inaccessible to the public. From a report: NASA, the US Department of Justice, and the Court of Appeals are just some of the US government agencies currently impacted, according to Netcraft. The blame falls on the current US federal government shutdown caused by US President Donald Trump's refusal to sign any 2019 government budget bill that doesn't contain funding for a Mexico border wall he promised during his election campaign. This has resulted in hundreds of thousands of government workers being furloughed across all government agencies, including staff handling IT support and cybersecurity. As a result, government websites are dropping like flies, with no one being on hand to renew TLS certificates.

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  1. Good by supercell · · Score: 1, Troll

    We need border security for National Security. Obstructionist Democrats can be the one to thank.

  2. Re: This might call for some Fox News counterhacki by the_skywise · · Score: 1, Troll

    Amazing, you're an idiot.

    America ELECTED Trump. That's a fact. B-b-but he didn't get the popular v - STFU! The election of the President in the US has always been, for 200+ years, by electoral college which Trump won in a large majority even after a massive Democrat campaign to overturn the results by trying to force the electors to not vote for him.

    It was also NOT an "appalling low turnout" as it was statistically above the average turnout for all elections and had the largest RAW count of votes EVER.
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...

    But hey, I'm sure the rest of your posts are just as accurate.