From: "Jeff Hupp" <jhupp@novellnet.gensys.com>
Date: Mon, 27 Nov 1995 00:54:14 +0800
To: cypherpunks@toad.com
Subject: Re: Cypherpunk Certification Authority
Message-ID: <20439E87AE1@Novellnet.Gensys.com>
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On 25 Nov 95 at 15:35, Alex Strasheim wrote:

: > Basicly when the browser finds a new CA that it does know about it promts
: > the user and through a series of dialog boxes the user chooses to trust it
: > or not. 
: 
: Is anyone running an ssl web server that would let us see how this works?
: 
: 
	A 'how to' on rolling your own can be found at:
		http://fiasco.snre.umich.edu/~altitude/ssl/ssl.saga.html

	While that one is using a certificate from VaraSign, as mentioned 
earlier you can create your own authority and certificate  with tools you find at:
		http://bond.edu.au/External/Misc/Crypto/

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