Re: Secure Socket Layer

[Joe Reimers <jreimers at nd dot edu>]

Setting up your own certificates essentially means that people will be 
required to authenticate your certificate every time they try to access the 
SSL connection.  It can be something of a hassle and may confuse some patrons.

Essentially, the whole point of an SSL certificate is for a third party to 
be able to say "these people are who they claim to be."

At 02:20 PM 2/14/2005, you wrote:
> We are looking into setting up SSL for our Innovative server.  I have
> been ask the following question and I need the list help with the
> answers.
>
> Has anyone created there own certificates and not purchased them from a
> vendor?
>
> What is the liability of creating our own certificates?
>
>
>
> Deanna O Solomon
> Network Manager
> Mary and Jeff Bell Library
> Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi
> 6300 Ocean Drive
> Corpus Christi, TX 78412
>
> Telephone:  361-825-5972
> Fax:              361-825-5973
>
> e-mail:           Deanna dot Solomon at mail dot tamucc dot edu
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Joe Reimers
Technology Support Assistant
Notre Dame Law Library
(574) 631-5994