On Thu, 25 May 2006, wayne wrote:
> In <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> "Stuart D. Gathman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>
> > In the case of cheap email certifications, the CA does *not* in fact
> > verify the person. They only verify that the email address given can
> > reply to a confirmation message. Of course, CAs can issue certificates
> > that verify the person, but these are more expensive.
> > (Except for http://www.cacert.org/ )
>
> Don't ever let Vernon Shryver ever hear you say that CAs can verify a
> person if you don't want to be painfully scolded.
Actually, www.cacert.org *does* actually verify the person via a
face to face meeting. And they are free. Go figure.
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