Bill Michaelson wrote:
>
> > As far as liability being a show stopper, I agree with Ben that it's not.
> > "Not for profit" doesn't mean free, it just means "at cost". The cost of
> > managing the liability can be passed on to customers like everything else.
>
> I've long believed that acceptance of liability by CA's is what would truly
> make certificates meaningful in a practical sense. I'd rather have a
> certificate with (fidelity?) insurance from Lloyd's or Citigroup than
> what Verisign offers, and it's really what irks me about the cost.
What if certificates could be issued by Municipalities CAs ? Just like they
issue ID cards ? I mean, now you need a credit-card to demonstrate you are you
and able to spend... thnik about the possibility to get certificates issued
by govenaments (municipalities for examples) ... they are trusted because, if
standards and policies are matched, you generally trust your governments (at
least if you are not American... :-D It's a joke... ). That would guarantee
your ID online and open services that could be offered to nearly every application
you can think of....
C'you,
Massimiliano Pala ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
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