Control: clone -1 -2
Control: retitle -2 dgit should pin to the LE CA for ftpmasterapi
Control: retitle -1 dgit should not trust any third party when talking to 
Debian servers

intrigeri writes ("Re: Bug#790093: dgit is subvertable by X.509 CA cabal"):
> (after I've started to play with dgit today — and very much like it so
> far! — a friend pointed me to this bug)

Hi.  Thanks.

> I'd like to propose this mitigation:
> 
>   Use only outgoing HTTPS connections if the remote peer can be
>   correctly authenticated using a certificate signed by Let's Encrypt

This is a great idea if we can make it work.  This turns this bug into
two work items:
  - pin to the LE CA
  - avoid *any* third-party root of trust

So I am cloning this bug.

Ian.

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