Re: Re: [Off] Cheap SSL certificates?

Rory Browne wrote:

I operate my own web/e-mail server

No offense, but so what? Do you think that makes you different from most people here, many of whom administrate web, email, database, dns, etc? You're on a technical list, and people who admin servers are the norm rather than the exeception. I'm sorry if that seems a bit blunt, but I thought the last reply was a bit arrogant.

My last response was an attempt to be informative on the basis of my experience with digital certificates. I do understand that discrediting comments will be posted against me, and that I have a privilege to reply back to the comments. So, I replied back on Richard's message to say why I thought he was wrong, itemizing points just like you did. Regarding this SSL thread, my main point was: have your public key signed by the right CA. Doing so prepares the web server for the possible day when users finally decide to trust only certificates issued by a CA that does go through verification procedures. If one wants to believe my comments, that's fine. If one does not want to believe my comments, that's fine too. I learn from all comments just like everyone else does, and I understand that sometimes, I am wrong. :) - KJM