Knowledge. :-) On 11/30/05, Russ <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I'm confused... What's the difference between getting the certificate from > that site and generating one yourself? I've gotten a warning in IE as > well, > so if a browser is going to give users a warning, why not just generate > your > own? > > -----Original Message----- > From: Bryan Stevenson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, November 30, 2005 5:45 PM > To: CF-Talk > Subject: Re: Free SSL (was Re: Authorize.net request) > > > All, the bad cert warning is because CACert is not included as a > > trusted certification authority by default in IE or Firefox certificate > settings. > > So yes, that warning will probably pop up for most people landing on a > > site which uses their certs. Note that one of their primary goals is > > "inclusion into mainstream browsers." No word of when they expect to > hit > that goal. > > > > Regarding the little lock in the corner...I think 90% of web surfers > > have no idea about the difference between SSL and not SSL. But I use > > SSL too on my sites that do credit card transactions, just for the 10% > > of the users who do notice that little lock. > > > > -- Josh > > Regardless...it's my arse as the developer if I don't set it up right and > a > client gets hacked....in this case I could care less what the user knows > or > doesn't...I know better so I use certs ;-) > > Bryan Stevenson B.Comm. > VP & Director of E-Commerce Development > Electric Edge Systems Group Inc. > phone: 250.480.0642 > fax: 250.480.1264 > cell: 250.920.8830 > e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > web: www.electricedgesystems.com > > > > >
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