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Re: OT: is it possible for an individual (not a business) to get a valid SSL certificate

From: Curtis Maurand <curtis () lamere net>
Date: Thu, 26 Jul 2001 11:32:55 -0400 (EDT)



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Like Magic, there's the Microsoft Logo (roughly).  Just make one up.

Curtis

On Thu, 26 Jul 2001, Jim Mercer wrote:


On Thu, Jul 26, 2001 at 11:13:38AM -0400, Andrew Brown wrote:

as such, i can likely get an SSL certificate with just my passport, drivers
license (as a secondary piece of documentation) and a letter deeming me as
responsible for the domainname (as my name does not actually exist as the
registrant, but i am the admin contact).


a letter from whom to whom?  a company that places faith in a letter
they ask you to write yourself is just poor in my eyes.

 me:        i need to do so-and-so.
 them:      and how do we know you're qualified to do that?
 me:        i have a letter that i wrote to myself that says i am.
 them:      oh, very well.

sounds...flimsy.


yes/no.

this is standard practice for the domain registrars, and other elements of
business.

i'm often required to send a letter on "letterhead".

i don't have letterhead, let alone an identifying logo for any of my companies.

so, i just put the company name in big letters at the top of the letter,
date it, sign it.


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