Re: [cobalt-users] SSL Certificates

[Carrie Bartkowiak <ravencarrie@xxxxxxxx>]

On Thu, 12 Jul 2001 20:26:14 +0100, Andrew Mace wrote:
>>Don't know the legalitys on this, but i've heard you can make your
>>own
>>certificates, if so any one care to let me know how?

1. Please don't top-post
2. Please start a new message rather than changing the subject line, 
as your post now appears in the thread regarding front page that you 
quoted - which has nothing to do with your question

If you've got a RaQ4 you can generate a self-signed certificate right 
through the GUI. I don't believe there are any legality issues 
regarding self-signed certs, it's just that the browser won't 
recognize it as a 'trusted authority'. To a surfer with IE this isn't 
so bad, it will just generate a little warning, but to a surfer with 
Nutscrape it will be hell. Ten screens of bullcrap to go through 
before it lets them view the page - IF it lets them view the page.

Certs are just $79 at Equifax; why not spare yourself the missed 
sales from nervous customers and buy a real cert?


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Carrie Bartkowiak, ravencarrie@xxxxxxxx on 07/12/2001