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If you don't know how to interpret "SAN" in a blog post from a TLS certificate issuer, I don't think you're the target audience for this post.


It's standard academic writing practice to introduce the full acronym on first usage in any given text.

Way more people should be familiar with the concept since it's very useful and ensures clear communications.


Lots of people on HN are not the target audience for any given post, yet are still interested.

(And my point applies to all writing and speaking, not just this post.)


If it was a blog post or announcement, we’d have surely included more context, and not a forum post really intended for limited distribution.

You just used HN without expanding that acronym! :)


OK, but how hard is a link to Wikipedia?


please expand the abbreviation "OK"


Okay




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