Claude Opus traces the InCommon Sectigo-to-CertiNext decision chain, correcting its own errors
teortaxesTex · x · 2026-10-22
teortaxesTex asked Claude Opus to chart the actual decision chain behind InCommon's switch from Sectigo to CertiNext. Opus delivered a researched org-chart answer with self-correction: it admitted its earlier timeline was wrong — the renegotiation was a 2023-2024 story and the "abrupt switch early in Sinha's tenure" point isn't supported by public records. It mapped the full chain from the Internet2 Board through CEO transition (Howard Pfeffer → Tripti Sinha, Oct 15 2025) down to VP Kevin Moroney (in role since 2016), who oversees Trust & Identity, the certificate service team that ran Sectigo talks, and advisory bodies with no contracting authority. Accountability for how CertiNext was vetted points to Moroney's org, not the Steering Committee. A notable demo of frontier-model long-form web investigation with active self-correction.
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