... and you can tell your browser to add a certificate to it's root
authority list so it won't warn you in the future. So if it's for a small
group or intranet you simply tell everyone how to accept the cert and
they'll never be bothered again.
But for any commercial use this simply won't fly... go buy a Thawte cert
before Verisign phases them out. The Thawte web site says in the
acquisition FAQ "In fact we guarantee that Thawte SSL Server Certificates
will continue to be available to both existing and new customers for US$125
(or less!) at least through February 1, 2001"... this is not promising for
the future.
Jamie
At 10:08 AM 12/6/00, Owen Boyle wrote:
>It depends what you want to use SSL for. If you want strangers to send
>you their private details, you'd be better off with a commercial
>certificate since they won't be frightened by the "warnings". However,
>if you are using SSL for a specific closed group of users, then use your
>own certificate and inform them about it...
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