Re: UK Government IE only website-Could Mozilla help? Security

[Ben Bucksch]

Steve Ball wrote:

> The reason given for the total lack of support for Linux and Mozilla / 
> Netscape 6 is that they require a signed PKI security system that is 
> apparently only available for Windows. 

 From what I understand, they present pseudo-arguments.

You can autenticate clients using client certificates. It is implemented 
in Mozilla. If you have one, you can test it at SSL test sites.

> The web site is apparently being built by Microsoft UK, so I feel sure 
> that there will be little presure from them to support Mozilla or Linux.

If you are real thing to do it to complain about that fact at your 
goverment. If the government partners, of course MS will try to lock out 
everybody else.