Re: openssl

From: 2Host.com - Robert (admin@-NOSPAM-2host.com)
Date: 10/29/02 

From: "2Host.com - Robert" <admin@-NOSPAM-2host.com>
Date: Tue, 29 Oct 2002 02:49:30 -0800

mr wrote:
>
> hello all,
>
> we are trying to use ssl with a web product that will run on linux
> 2.4.19/apache 1.3.x. this site will mostly be used by staff ouside the
> building. we want to use ssl, but i am having difficulty with generating
> a "self signed" certificate that will be accepted once by our
> users...mostly ie6 sp1.....that will not at the same time re-ask them to
> accept the certificate again the next time they come to the site via
> https. am i missing something here to be able to create a self signed
> certificate and have the users accept it just once rathe than having to
> go to a CA and purchase a certificate?
>
> thanks for all of your help!!

Yes, they can choose to accept a certificate as trusted. It'll serve the
same purpose, as long as they understand this and don't get paranoid
when they are prompted to trust it. What difficulty are you having
specifically? 

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