What do you mean by "accept on sight"?
Certificates are "trusts". If you are configured to use moderate to high
security, you'll be warned or notified even on a connection to MS or
Netscape.
check out controlpanel-> internet options -> security on a windows machine
On Thu, 30 Mar 2000, Ryan F. Go wrote:
> There are many CA's out there, but they charge you too much to
> issue a certificate. Verisign and Thawte to name a few. Last time i
> checked it was approximately 15k for a certificate.
>
> I read somewhere in the modssl site that you could just install a
> self signed certificate in IE / Netscape that you distribute to the
> students and faculty.
>
> HTH
> Yan
>
> On Thu, 30 Mar 2000 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>
> > I built an experimental IMP site (linux.ateneo.net, non-Ateneans
> > please do not use this service) which is a secure Webserver
> > (Apache httpd, mod_ssl, OpenSSL, imap client, mysql client, mod_php,
> > horde/imp), which allows Ateneo faculty, staff, and students
> > to read their mail via the web in a secure way.
> >
> > I have a little problem with its Certificate. I made a self-signed
> > certificate, and everytime a user connects to this site, the user
> > is told that the certificate is signed by an unknown authority,
> > or is self signed, and the user is asked if he wants to accept
> > the Certificate. Of course Ateneo users have to accept the
> > certificate before they can access the site. However, this "ask to
> > accept" procedure can sometimes "turn-off" or "frighten" a would-be
> > user. Is there a certificate authority that Netscape and IE will
> > "accept on sight", that a webserver can go to to get their public
> > keys signed?
> >
> > //pmana
> >
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