X.509 certs that don't guarantee identity
Tom Weinstein
tomw at netscape.com
Thu Feb 29 16:03:17 PST 1996
Michael A. Atzet wrote:
> Jeff Weinstein wrote:
> >
> > The navigator will not be configured to automatically trust the
> > verisign level 1 and 2 certificates for SSL servers. You will get
> > the same warning dialog with these certs as you do with one you
> > generate on your own.
> >
> How will Navigator differentiate between the different level certs? I
> am not aware of any fields in the cert itself that designate what
> level it is. I know that the subject info would "look" different for
> a persons name vs. email address vs commom name.
The different levels of certificate are signed by different CA certs.
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