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Jun 14, 2009, 18 :01 UTC (4 Talkback[s]) (6180 reads)

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"So goes the usual rant by geeks, hackers and open source enthusiasts against the certification authorities and their accomplices Internet Explorer, Firefox and Co.. Why is that and did anything change?

"One of the primary concerns usually raised in discussions, blog posts and bug comments surrounding digital certificates was always the monetary requirements: It's the pricing policies of the greedy CAs who are sucking up our hard earned dollars for worthless digital certificates anybody can create by themselves..."

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Cryptography is not my specialty in any  ...   Identity Verification   
Tony OBryan
Jun 14, 2009, 21:05:49
 
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Certificate ...   You know where to look for that info   
jhansonxi
Jun 14, 2009, 21:32:00
 
The cryptographic keeys seem to work pre ...   Reliability is the question   
Charles Hixson
Jun 14, 2009, 22:10:26
 
The SSL proto was formalized (with minor ...   Re: Identity Verification   
Jose_X
Jun 15, 2009, 01:42:42
 
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