Re: Certificates?

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2005


It keeps the original formatting.
numero = 60939
interpreted = N
texte = Like others, I've been using instantssl.com for several years. ($80 for two years) and they are so much easier to work with than verisign. (I started with them 9 years ago) I also use 'my own' for my Linux servers that I want a personal secure connection and I don't mind click OK when the browser bitches (once per session). I have used the built in Linux tools to run a test cert. The RedHat docs had a page on how to set one up. These days i've been lazy andused the Webmin page that creates on for you. http://webmin.com http:// [your webmin url] /webmin/edit_ssl.cgi and fill out the Create SSL key form Works fine with FireFox, Explorer and Safari - Jim On Feb 2, 2005, at 11:52 PM, 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? > > -- > > Sincerely, > Kenneth Grome > www.kengrome.com > ------------------------------------------------------------- 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)
Like others, I've been using instantssl.com for several years. ($80 for two years) and they are so much easier to work with than verisign. (I started with them 9 years ago) I also use 'my own' for my Linux servers that I want a personal secure connection and I don't mind click OK when the browser bitches (once per session). I have used the built in Linux tools to run a test cert. The RedHat docs had a page on how to set one up. These days i've been lazy andused the Webmin page that creates on for you. http://webmin.com http:// [your webmin url] /webmin/edit_ssl.cgi and fill out the Create SSL key form Works fine with FireFox, Explorer and Safari - Jim On Feb 2, 2005, at 11:52 PM, 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? > > -- > > Sincerely, > Kenneth Grome > www.kengrome.com > ------------------------------------------------------------- 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/ Jim Lanford

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