Re: [ga] Registration process suggestion

[Jeff Williams <jwkckid1@ix.netcom.com>]

Roeland and all,

  Agreed.  But I believe that the DNSO.ORG site is running on a Solaris
system.

Roeland M.J. Meyer wrote:

> 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,
> >
> > --
> > Jeffrey A. Williams
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> >
> >

Regards,

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