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Antoine wrote: |
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> Hi, |
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> We are going to set up ssl on a webserver at work and I guess that means |
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> we need a certificate... does anyone have any useful alternatives to |
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> Verisign? Are they really worth the name? |
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> We are not going to be doing any monetary transactions but our clients |
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> are very security conscious (who isn't!) and I have no experience in |
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> these matters. I am certain the boss will want verisign, as he buys a |
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> lot of stuff just for the name but if I can offer him a comparable |
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> alternative at a fraction of the cost he may go for it. |
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> Cheers |
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> Antoine |
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I prefer Geotrust (http://www.geotrust.com/) to Verisign for third party |
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signed certificates. Remember that your web server must be properly |
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configured (http://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.0/ssl/ssl_howto.html) in |
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order to offer any real security. |
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Best, |
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Dave |
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