[cobalt-users] Re: Freessl (was: secure admin cert & images/connections?)

[SM <nntp@xxxxxxxxx>]

At 19:37 02-09-2001 -0700, Jeff Lasman wrote:
>Of course to netscape they look like a self-signed cert, since they're
>not trusted <wry grin>.

Netscape 4.x only accept certificate signers from its site certifiers list.

>Nevertheless, I just went to the site and ordered one.  After I
>submitted (right under the place where I pasted in my CSR request), it
>went to a blank page <frown>; they don't support Netscape well either
><frown, again>.  So I cut and pasted the URL into IE, and found it was a
>page to sign up to pay money for true site.  I'm still waiting to see if
>I'm going to get a cert.  What do they do first?  How long does it take?

IIRC, Freessl only works with IE 5.5.  Freessl verifies your identity
before issuing the certificate.  Their certificates are not free.  It costs
less than Verisign or Thwate.

Regards,
-sm