Re: SSL Certificate Question

On Feb 16, 2014, at 1:28 PM, Jasper Kips <jasper@planetkips.nl> wrote: > Op 16 feb. 2014, om 18:07 heeft Tedd Sperling <tedd@sperling.com> het volgende > geschreven: > >> On Feb 16, 2014, at 11:25 AM, Jasper Kips <jasper@planetkips.nl> wrote: >> >>> >>> http://wpengine.com/support/how-does-all-this-work-https-ssl-certificates-ca-public-and-private-keys-csrs/ >> >> I am not trying to be difficult, but the link you provided supports everything I said -- >> namely: >> >> 1. HTTPS just means “HTTP with SSL.” Just as >> “http://” means “this is a website,” seeing >> “https://” means “this is a website, and it’s using SSL to >> encrypt data and authenticate the website. > Yes and it NEEDS the certificate, which you kind of deny > You: "I also claim that a SSL Certificate has absolutely nothing to do with actual HTTPS > communication between the Browser and the Server. For example, I can use HTTPS communication by > simply placing a script in a HTTPS directory or using a .htaccess directing such -- all without a > SSL Certificate." > > And the certificate is needed, to establish the SSL, and hence then encrypted, connection. I am only questioning one doesn't need a SSL Certificate from a third party to use HTTPS communication -- is that wrong? What is being implied by you is that a SSL Certificate exist regardless if one purchases one from a third party or not -- is that true? Please keep in mind that I am only asking these questions to find out the truth of the matter, not to argue the details. Cheers, tedd _______________ tedd sperling tedd@sperling.com