[ Thanks to Eddy
Nigg for this link. ]
“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…”