Re: Certificates?

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2005


It keeps the original formatting.
numero = 60934
interpreted = N
texte = Well, on another level. SSL is not just about encryption and not getting a pop-up (as you all probably know). Ultimately, its about protecting the client visiting the site. Though the majority of users probably will only care about "not getting a pop-up" and seeing the paddalock or https, there is a depth of other protections going on depending upon your CA. Geotrust (for example) is linked to one of the credit agencies. They also have a specific means of acquiring a cert that helps insure "real" identity. In other companies, there is a level of "research" that goes on to gain identity of the issuee. I don't know all the ins and outs but it isn't rocket science. basically, choose the right solution for your needs. You are probably not going to get by with an instantSSL cert for a financial institution. However, instantSSL seems to work fine in most browsers.. thus they may be fine for an eCommerse store. Also, if your are inside a protected area (A LAN or WAN), creating your own cert may be just fine. Donovan Kenneth Grome wrote: >> If you have more than a dozen domains, being a reseller is a big gain >> (not just the ability to issue certs to yourself in under 10 minutes). > > > > > Isn't it possible for me to create my own SSL certificate for free? > > What I mean is, doesn't Apache (for example) have a mechanism that lets > me create my own certificate so my visitors can use https when visiting > certain pages ... without my being obligated to spend one hundred or > five hundred bucks for "someone else" to issue me a certificate? > > I understand that a certificate from an "unknown source" such as myself > might not satisfy everybody, but if it's good enough for my web site > visitors then can't I still do it myself for free? > > A follow up question of course is ... which web servers can this be done > on, and how is it done? -- =o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o DONOVAN D. BROOKE Eucalyptus Design <-Web Development (specializing in eCommerce), -> <- Graphic Design, Custom Tags and Labels -> ADDRESS:> Donovan Brooke DBA Eucalyptus Design N2862 Summerville Park Rd. Lodi, WI 53555 PH:> 1.608.592.3567 Web:> http://www.euca.us =o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o ------------------------------------------------------------- This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list . To unsubscribe, E-mail to: To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to Web Archive of this list is at: http://webdna.smithmicro.com/ Associated Messages, from the most recent to the oldest:

    
  1. Re: Certificates? ( Kenneth Grome 2005)
  2. Re: Certificates? ( Jim Lanford 2005)
  3. Re: Certificates? ( Donovan Brooke 2005)
  4. Re: Certificates? ( Stuart Tremain 2005)
  5. Re: Certificates? ( Bob Minor 2005)
  6. Re: Certificates? ( Matthew A Perosi 2005)
  7. Re: Certificates? ( Stuart Tremain 2005)
  8. Certificates? ( Kenneth Grome 2005)
  9. Gift Certificates? Any one have suggestions? (Clayton 2000)
Well, on another level. SSL is not just about encryption and not getting a pop-up (as you all probably know). Ultimately, its about protecting the client visiting the site. Though the majority of users probably will only care about "not getting a pop-up" and seeing the paddalock or https, there is a depth of other protections going on depending upon your CA. Geotrust (for example) is linked to one of the credit agencies. They also have a specific means of acquiring a cert that helps insure "real" identity. In other companies, there is a level of "research" that goes on to gain identity of the issuee. I don't know all the ins and outs but it isn't rocket science. basically, choose the right solution for your needs. You are probably not going to get by with an instantSSL cert for a financial institution. However, instantSSL seems to work fine in most browsers.. thus they may be fine for an eCommerse store. Also, if your are inside a protected area (A LAN or WAN), creating your own cert may be just fine. Donovan Kenneth Grome wrote: >> If you have more than a dozen domains, being a reseller is a big gain >> (not just the ability to issue certs to yourself in under 10 minutes). > > > > > Isn't it possible for me to create my own SSL certificate for free? > > What I mean is, doesn't Apache (for example) have a mechanism that lets > me create my own certificate so my visitors can use https when visiting > certain pages ... without my being obligated to spend one hundred or > five hundred bucks for "someone else" to issue me a certificate? > > I understand that a certificate from an "unknown source" such as myself > might not satisfy everybody, but if it's good enough for my web site > visitors then can't I still do it myself for free? > > A follow up question of course is ... which web servers can this be done > on, and how is it done? -- =o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o DONOVAN D. BROOKE Eucalyptus Design <-Web Development (specializing in eCommerce), -> <- Graphic Design, Custom Tags and Labels -> ADDRESS:> Donovan Brooke DBA Eucalyptus Design N2862 Summerville Park Rd. Lodi, WI 53555 PH:> 1.608.592.3567 Web:> http://www.euca.us =o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o ------------------------------------------------------------- This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list . To unsubscribe, E-mail to: To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to Web Archive of this list is at: http://webdna.smithmicro.com/ Donovan Brooke

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