Re: SSL Certificate Question
| From: | Tedd Sperling | Date: | Mon, 17 Feb 2014 14:19:47 +0000 |
| Subject: | Re: SSL Certificate Question | ||
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On Feb 16, 2014, at 4:46 PM, James Moe <jimoe@sohnen-moe.com> wrote:
> On 02/16/2014 09:01 AM, Tedd Sperling wrote:
>>
>> So, if you do not have a SSL Certificate then you cannot have
>> HTTPS communication -- is that your claim?
>>
> On the client side all you need is a browser that knows how to
> handle SSL certification.
> On the http server side, you must have a SSL certificate to provide
> secure connections; that is how the protocol works.
> The SSL certificate may be self-signed meaning that you trust
> yourself but no one else may be so sanguine.
> Or you may purchase a certificate that is signed by a trusted third
> party who has (presumably) done due diligence to verify the claims of
> your application.
James:
Thanks -- now, that makes sense.
Cheers,
tedd
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