[_] SSL certificates
Neil Fraser
nfraser at nadtechnology.co.uk
Wed Nov 1 20:46:20 GMT 2006
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> > So it is all a bunch of bollocks really.
Authentification - Yes. Encryption - No!
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> but, regardless of the authenticity of the company, can I
> assume that even with the cheap and possibly dodgy
> certificate my confidential information is still securely
> encrypted as I transmit it to the fraudsters to put it in
> their database?
>
Yes. It would be with your own self -signed certificate too but the popup
that appears in your browser will put people off giving you money ;-)
Neil