Re: [gentoo-user] OT - SSL certificate authorities

[Mike Williams <mike@gaima.co.uk>]

On Tuesday 15 November 2005 20:43, Antoine wrote:
> We are going to set up ssl on a webserver at work and I guess that means
> we need a certificate... does anyone have any useful alternatives to
> Verisign? Are they really worth the name?
> We are not going to be doing any monetary transactions but our clients
> are very security conscious (who isn't!) and I have no experience in
> these matters. I am certain the boss will want verisign, as he buys a
> lot of stuff just for the name but if I can offer him a comparable
> alternative at a fraction of the cost he may go for it.

If these clients *know* you, and *trust* you, and know anything about 
security, there is no reason why you couldn't get away with a self-signed 
cert.
If not, http://www.instantssl.com/

Yes, I work for them.
No, I won't make any comment comparing us to anyone else.
No, I can't get you, or anyone else, a discount.
No, I can't give you any support, tell you anything about the internal 
workings, or disclose any detail on security procedures.

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