[ga-unfiltered] RE: [ga] Registration process suggestion

["Roeland M.J. Meyer" <rmeyer@mhsc.com>]

I might also add, for the MS perverse, that the option pack, for WinNTserver
4.0, includes software for setting up a root CA. In conjunction with IIS,
that'll also work... provided that WinNT doesn't BSOD itself.<grin>

> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-ga@dnso.org [mailto:owner-ga@dnso.org]On Behalf Of Jeff
> Williams
> Sent: Friday, February 04, 2000 3:13 AM
> To: ga@dnso.org
> Subject: Re: [ga] Registration process suggestion
>
>
> Roeland and all,
>
>   We already have something VERY similar to what you are suggesting
> set up that can be moved over to the DNSO.ORG site in a matter of
> a couple of days at most.  The only extra thing required would be
> an announce posting with a URL by which to register.  At that point
> a CA will be generated and sent to the person that registered.  This
> can also be done through a Web interface similar to Verisign's
> for instance.
> or directly from a E-Mail form.
>
> Roeland M.J. Meyer wrote:
>
> > CA's are accessable to any Linux system, see <http://www.openssl.org>
> > This makes them accessible to anyone, anywhere. Anyone can setup a CA.
> > Although, the tinker factor is fairly high. However, for our
> purposes, the
> > DHSO.ORG server can be their own CA. In fact, that is the best
> CA for this
> > bunch. Elswise the costs are too high. We have enough developer and SA
> > talent in this group that I am sure that we can set this up for
> ourselves.
> > We might even ask Ben or Adam Laurie to help us out here.
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Michael Froomkin - U.Miami School of Law
> > > [mailto:froomkin@law.miami.edu]
> > > Sent: Thursday, February 03, 2000 7:33 PM
> > > To: Roeland M.J. Meyer
> > > Cc: ga@dnso.org; Harald Alvestrand; Roberto Gaetano
> > > Subject: Re: [ga] Registration process suggestion
> > >
> > >
> > > I think a solution that relies on access to a CA will be
> biased against
> > > most of the world.  CAs are not accessible to most people in most
> > > countries, at least not yet.  then there's the problem of
> concentration in
> > > the CA market .... we don't have a clear idea of what a trustworthy
> > > identity cert is likely to cost in even the near future.
>
> Regards,
>
> --
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