Hey I have a bunch of money I got from this guy in Nigeria...can I
have your bank account number and your pin?
;-)
On Sep 17, 2008, at 8:33 AM, ediaas wrote:
> Dear All,
>
> I would like to react to one point found within this GREAT thread:
>
> << AS2 certificates SHOULD NOT be signed by CA. >>
>
> By "SHOULD NOT", I actually mean "MUST NOT", but not in the
> technical sense, you can of course do it, but it's a waste of money!
>
> By the way, the following explanation is not mime, so all the credit
> should go to a Danish guy who explained this to me 3 years ago ;-)
>
> At this stage, I will try not to be too technical: CAs are needed in
> order to trust a party you do not know. If you go to a web site
> saying "I am a bank located in ...", then you need a 3rd-party you
> trust (the CA) to say: "yes, that's correct, they are a bank located
> in ... carry on".
>
> BUT, within an EDI scenario, you KNOW (in advance) the party you
> will exchange messages with, you do NOT need any 3rd party. You can
> then directly exchange self-signed certificates.
>
> If you still to want to spend some money, I can give you my bank
> account number... or better still, donate to a charity.
>
> /Patrice
>
>
>
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