Subj : Re: Cert Security
To   : Geo.
From : Robert Comer
Date : Thu Mar 29 2001 11:26 am

From: "Robert Comer" <bobcomer@mindspring.com>

> There is nothing really insecure about this mess. Basically what has
> happened is the rubber stamp that MS uses to stamp paychecks with a
> signature has been stolen (while verisign had it). It does not mean that
the
> people who stole it can write their own checks, it just means that when
you
> see a check from MS you have to look at the signature manually now instead
> of trusting the "this software signed by microsoft" popup.

I know, but I'm more concerned with my users..

I never checkarked the "Always trust" anyway for me...

- Bob Comer <even I have to remember just what certificates are bad and
that's not a given.>


"Geo." <georger@nls.net> wrote in message news:3ac3ce3c$1@w3.nls.net...

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