At one time I would have agreed with you. But it seems that people are more
concerned with having their personal information encrypted for transmission,
rather than having a 'trusted third party' verify that the website is who they claim
to
be. Just my observation, not meant as a challenge.
Mark Bushaw
>
> Unfortunately if we could generate our own certificates, it would defeat the
> purpose.
>
> Entrust actually checks out the business and even asks for a copy of your
> business license to get the certificate. If you don't have the valid info,
> then no certificate.
>
> Rick
>
>
> > Well that much was clear but the whole issue here I thought was if you
> could
> > generate one yourself which I thought not using someone like Verisign.
> Would
> > seem to defeat the purpose to me but I thought that was what someone was
> > saying.
> >
> > on 6/28/02 7:02 PM, Rick Sanders at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> >
> > >
> > > Hi Dan,
> > >
> > > Yes, you have to process the request for later. Once you receive the
> code
> > > from the certificate issuer, you go back to the wizard and process the
> > > certificate.
> > >
> > > Rick
> > >
> > >
> > >> Looks like the wizard only creates one to send later. Is that then a
> valid
> > >> one or do you have to submit one or am I missing some install.
> > >>
> > >> Dan
> > >>
> > >> on 6/28/02 3:20 PM, Troy Sosamon at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> > >>
> > >>> Yes, you can generate your own cert.
> > >>> It is under properties for your default web site, the directory
> security
> > > tab
> > >>> should have a button for Server Certificate. If it is grayed out, or
> > > not
> > >>> there, you probably need to install the windows component "Certificate
> > >>> Services" from add/remove programs on the server.
> > >>>
> > >>> Troy Sosamon
> > >>>
> > >>> ===== Original Message from [EMAIL PROTECTED] at 6/28/02 11:18
> am
> > >>>> Doesn't W2K have a built-in Certificate Authority?
> > >>>> The idea behind certificates is to have a trusted third party verify
> > > that the
> > >>>> domain
> > >>>> is who it says it is, so having a certificate from your own domain is
> > > kinda
> > >>>> pointless
> > >>>> for e-commerce sites, but since most users just want their ccard info
> > >>>> scrambled,
> > >>>> and don't care who is in charge of the scrambling, this could save
> some
> > > time
> > >>>> and
> > >>>> money.
> > >>>> Now, does anyone know where the CAuthority wizard is?
> > >>>> Mark Bushaw
> > >>>>
> > >>>> On 28 Jun 2002 at 11:21, Dan Stein wrote:
> > >>>>
> > >>>>> I am getting ready to deploy a new solution for a customer that will
> > > require
> > >>>>> using SSL. It is a course registration site where we will be
> > > processing
> > >>>>> credit Cards. I have not done this before but have the Authorize net
> > > manual
> > >>>>> and hope to get some sample witango code.
> > >>>>>
> > >>>>> Here is the customers setup I need to know what I have to do and
> where
> > > the
> > >>>>> pitfalls may be.
> > >>>>>
> > >>>>> The max site traffic at any time would be 1,000 unique visitors a
> day
> > > and
> > >>>>> most often in the 100's.
> > >>>>>
> > >>>>> There will be one Web server which will when the project is done be
> > > running
> > >>>>> 4 sites. It is a new IBM server and I can have as much RAM in it as
> I
> > > want
> > >>>>> right now there is 1G
> > >>>>> OS Windows 2000 Server
> > >>>>>
> > >>>>> The Web server will sit in a DMZ
> > >>>>>
> > >>>>> All port 80 traffic is filtered through a proxy server
> > >>>>>
> > >>>>> The DB server windows 2000 server OS and SQL 2000 DB
> > >>>>>
> > >>>>> The DB server will be behind a second firewall.
> > >>>>>
> > >>>>> Dan
> > >>>>>
> > >>>>> --
> > >>>>> Dan Stein
> > >>>>> Digital Software Solutions
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> > >>>>> Telford PA 18969
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> > >>>>>
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