On Wed, Oct 27, 2010 at 5:58 PM, unsolicited <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:unsolicited@swiz.ca">unsolicited@swiz.ca</a>></span> wrote:<br><div class="gmail_quote"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding-left: 1ex;">
There need be no certificate expense, there are free certificates out there. </blockquote><div><br>I don't think so.<br><br>Technically, yes, there are free certificates.<br><br>Practically, the popular browsers do not recognize it and issue a warning<br>
that can be really scary to the uninitiated user.<br><br>Certificates are still one of those oligopoly-run areas where price is kept<br>artificially high.<br><br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding-left: 1ex;">
Can't recall my favourite off the top of my head, but I remember reading articles where the biggest hurdle is just getting the various browsers to include that they are trusted certificate authorities / servers.<br></blockquote>
<div><br>Exactly.<br><br>The issue is not technology, it is wide acceptance. A harder problem.<br></div></div>-- <br>Khalid M. Baheyeldin<br><a href="http://2bits.com">2bits.com</a>, Inc.<br><a href="http://2bits.com">http://2bits.com</a><br>
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