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North American Network Operators Group Date Prev | Date Next | Date Index | Thread Index | Author Index | Historical Re: OT: is it possible for an individual (not a business) to get a valid SSL certificate
On Thu, Jul 26, 2001 at 11:13:38AM -0400, Andrew Brown wrote: > >as such, i can likely get an SSL certificate with just my passport, drivers > >license (as a secondary piece of documentation) and a letter deeming me as > >responsible for the domainname (as my name does not actually exist as the > >registrant, but i am the admin contact). > > a letter from whom to whom? a company that places faith in a letter > they ask you to write yourself is just poor in my eyes. > > me: i need to do so-and-so. > them: and how do we know you're qualified to do that? > me: i have a letter that i wrote to myself that says i am. > them: oh, very well. > > sounds...flimsy. yes/no. this is standard practice for the domain registrars, and other elements of business. i'm often required to send a letter on "letterhead". i don't have letterhead, let alone an identifying logo for any of my companies. so, i just put the company name in big letters at the top of the letter, date it, sign it. -- [ Jim Mercer [email protected] +1 416 410-5633 ] [ Now with more and longer words for your reading enjoyment. ]
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