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On Tuesday 15 November 2005 14:43, 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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Well, from a security aspect, you can't get more secure than being your own |
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ca. you sign all your own certificates. of course, then the clients will |
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see that your ca isn't trusted, but who the hell trusts verisign these days? |
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not me. not after that search engine crud they pulled a few years ago. |
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