Re: Certificates?
This WebDNA talk-list message is from 2005
It keeps the original formatting.
numero = 60939
interpreted = N
texte = Like others, I've been using instantssl.com for several years. ($80 for two years)and they are so much easier to work with than verisign. (I started with them 9 years ago)I also use 'my own' for my Linux servers that I want a personal secure connection and I don't mind click OK whenthe browser bitches (once per session).I have used the built in Linux tools to run a test cert. The RedHat docs had a page on how to set one up. These days i've been lazy andused the Webmin page that creates on for you. http://webmin.comhttp:// [your webmin url] /webmin/edit_ssl.cgiand fill out the Create SSL key formWorks fine with FireFox, Explorer and Safari- JimOn Feb 2, 2005, at 11:52 PM, Kenneth Grome wrote:>> If you have more than a dozen domains, being a reseller is a big gain >> (not just the ability to issue certs to yourself in under 10 >> minutes).>>>> Isn't it possible for me to create my own SSL certificate for free?>> What I mean is, doesn't Apache (for example) have a mechanism that > lets me create my own certificate so my visitors can use https when > visiting certain pages ... without my being obligated to spend one > hundred or five hundred bucks for "someone else" to issue me a > certificate?>> I understand that a certificate from an "unknown source" such as > myself might not satisfy everybody, but if it's good enough for my web > site visitors then can't I still do it myself for free?>> A follow up question of course is ... which web servers can this be > done on, and how is it done?>> -- >> Sincerely,> Kenneth Grome> www.kengrome.com>-------------------------------------------------------------This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list
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Like others, I've been using instantssl.com for several years. ($80 for two years)and they are so much easier to work with than verisign. (I started with them 9 years ago)I also use 'my own' for my Linux servers that I want a personal secure connection and I don't mind click OK whenthe browser bitches (once per session).I have used the built in Linux tools to run a test cert. The RedHat docs had a page on how to set one up. These days i've been lazy andused the Webmin page that creates on for you. http://webmin.comhttp:// [your webmin url] /webmin/edit_ssl.cgiand fill out the Create SSL key formWorks fine with FireFox, Explorer and Safari- JimOn Feb 2, 2005, at 11:52 PM, Kenneth Grome wrote:>> If you have more than a dozen domains, being a reseller is a big gain >> (not just the ability to issue certs to yourself in under 10 >> minutes).>>>> Isn't it possible for me to create my own SSL certificate for free?>> What I mean is, doesn't Apache (for example) have a mechanism that > lets me create my own certificate so my visitors can use https when > visiting certain pages ... without my being obligated to spend one > hundred or five hundred bucks for "someone else" to issue me a > certificate?>> I understand that a certificate from an "unknown source" such as > myself might not satisfy everybody, but if it's good enough for my web > site visitors then can't I still do it myself for free?>> A follow up question of course is ... which web servers can this be > done on, and how is it done?>> -- >> Sincerely,> Kenneth Grome> www.kengrome.com>-------------------------------------------------------------This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list .To unsubscribe, E-mail to: To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to Web Archive of this list is at: http://webdna.smithmicro.com/
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