The Next Hack

[Jeff Weinstein]

In article <199509231919.MAA01818 at infinity.c2.org>, sameer at c2.org (sameer) writes:
> > 
> >   What exactly is the point of this?  We have:
> 
> 	Is Netscape going to cover the cost of getting the new keys
> that the servers generate signed and certified by Versign? Is netscape
> going to tell its customers that they need to regenerate their
> keys and get new certificates?

  I'm not sure what exactly you mean by "cover the cost".  Our server
customers WILL NOT have to pay verisign for new certificates.  We will
tell all of our customers to generate new keys and get new certificates
ASAP.  We are putting the version number in new certificate requests
so that verisign can reject requests from people who don't have the
new version of the key generator.

  Server operators will also be able to set up their servers to detect
unpatched clients and redirect them to a page that will allow them
to download the patch.

	--Jeff

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Jeff Weinstein - Electronic Munitions Specialist
Netscape Communication Corporation
jsw at netscape.com - http://home.netscape.com/people/jsw
Any opinions expressed above are mine.