Try www.droc.ca

They have pretty good prices for certificates.

Rick Sanders


> Well, I can tell you this. We use Novell's certificate server which
> comes with nds and issue our own certificate that we use on IIS. It does
> bring up a message to users about the certificate, but we warn the users
> in advance. Has not seemed to be a problem.
> 
> >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] 05/02/02 09:18AM >>>
> Unfortunately, I would like to make the certs for public use. 
> Micro$oft is basically for testing and private use. I currently am 
> using Verisign and was wondering if there were other options out 
> there. It seems a steep price to pay yearly for the amount of certs 
> you need for hosting. Oh well... I just charge the clients anyway. I 
> do have a general cert I use for several companies, it's just not 
> wrapped to their domain names.
> 
> >Yes, NT has a utility to generate your own certificate.  It has been
> a
> >couple of years since I did it, but it should be easy to find on the
> MS tech
> >support web site.  Lookup generating server certificates.
> >
> >Generating your own certificate works fine if your app is not for the
> >general public.  You could actually make an argument that the security
> is
> >better, because no third party has access to your private key.  If a
> third
> >party has your private key, it could be accessed by various agencies
> legally
> >with a warent and you would not know about it.  Just like a telephone
> wire
> >tap.
> >
> >The problem w/ generating your own cert is that when a user comes to
> your
> >website, and hits your cert, they will get a popup message that says
> >something like "This certificate was generated by a source you have
> not
> >chosen to trust".  I think that whole thing is a scam w/ MS and
> Verisign so
> >people buy their certificates.  You can select to trust the site, and
> the
> >message will go away, but if your are trying to sell things to the
> public,
> >it does not look very good.
> >
> >
> >Troy Sosamon
> >
> >
> >--------- Original message.
> >
> >Are there any free certs for NT?
> >
> >
> >
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