[jdev] Re: TLS and self-signed certs

David Waite dwaite at gmail.com
Thu Nov 18 12:07:51 CST 2004


Nothing can be done without trust. We are using Verisign today as a
trusted body for providing correct DNS records and references.

-David Waite

On Thu, 18 Nov 2004 05:14:02 -0800, Neil Stevens <neil at hakubi.us> wrote:
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> On Thursday 18 November 2004 04:38 am, Matthias Wimmer wrote:
> > Having a trusted body like the JSF, that acts as a registry/CA might be
> > a solution and I am looking forward to see Peter's proposal ... the
> > remaining problem might be to verify if someone is allowed to apply for
> > a certificate.
> 
> One man's trusted body is another man's corruptable agency.
> 
> - --
> Neil Stevens - neil at hakubi.us
> "The world is a dangerous place to live; not because of the people who
> are evil, but because of the people who don't do anything about it."
>                                                 -- Albert Einstein(?)
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