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Re: [cobalt-developers] SSL Certificate from other machine.
- Subject: Re: [cobalt-developers] SSL Certificate from other machine.
- From: Jeff Lasman <jblists@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat Oct 28 15:12:01 2000
- Organization: nobaloney.net
- List-id: Mailing list for developers on Cobalt Networks products <cobalt-developers.list.cobalt.com>
Herb Rubin wrote:
> the original system allows you to run a program that outputs the pass phrase.
By "original system" do you mean the non-Cobalt system? If so, is it
running Linux?
> This is how its done.
Well, it's one way it can be done <smile>. It's actually no more secure
than having no pass-phrase, though, since anyone who gets on to your
system and steals your cert can also steal the program that outputs your
pass-phrase.
> Does the Raq 4 work this way? There must be a place to put the pass phrases.
Can't speak for the RaQ4, because I don't have one yet. Neither the
RaQ3 nor the RaQ2 running Brosoft, as far as I can tell, ask for
pass-phrases.
> Where are the self generated key pair pass phrases kept?
As far as I know the keys are generated to not require pass phrases.
Anyone else know differently?
Jeff
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