Re: HTTPS vs. HTTP ?

You can do this in OpenSSL on Linux. But the web browser will give a warning message stating that the certificate is not issued by the certificate authority. For Miguel Cruz posting back there. If I understand correctly, the private key are inside the public key. Is this correct? "Ed Lazor" <ELazor@providence.org> wrote in message news:C8891DEC2698D411A91B00508BF9898806E118A0@phsormsg04.phsor.org... > I saw that Microsoft has a Certificate Authority server package that allows > you to create your own key. Is there a way to do this in linux? In this > particular instance, it's me accessing my own web site. I'd like to encrypt > the session and I'm don't need someone to confirm anything. > > -----Original Message----- > Around these parts the client and server use a self-contained process to > handle the key exchange. The server's key has been signed by a certificate > authority (Verisign, etc.) > > **************************************************************************** > This message is intended for the sole use of the individual and entity to > whom it is addressed, and may contain information that is privileged, > confidential and exempt from disclosure under applicable law. If you are > not the intended addressee, nor authorized to receive for the intended > addressee, you are hereby notified that you may not use, copy, disclose or > distribute to anyone the message or any information contained in the > message. If you have received this message in error, please immediately > advise the sender by reply email and delete the message. Thank you very > much.