[1135] in WWW Security List Archive
Re: Public httpd servers that support encryption
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Wolfgang Roeckelein)
Wed Nov 8 11:49:07 1995
From: Wolfgang Roeckelein <wolfgang@wi.whu-koblenz.de>
Date: Wed, 8 Nov 95 13:39:14 +0100
To: Holger.Reif@PrakInf.TU-Ilmenau.DE (Holger Reif )
Cc: andrew@andy.alt.za, www-security@ns2.rutgers.edu
Errors-To: owner-www-security@ns2.rutgers.edu
Hi,
>>Are there any public domain web servers like CERN or others that support
>>encryption? If so were can I find more information?
>
>Yes, check
><ftp://ftp.psy.uq.oz.au/pub/Crypto/SSL/
><ftp://ftp.psy.uq.oz.au/pub/Crypto/SSLapps/
>
>You have a patched ncsa-httpd there. But for use with netscape navigator you
>still need a verisign certificate. but I'm not sure wether you will be
>successful in getting one for this server.
The new 2.0 beta 2 versions of the netscape navigator should accept
additional certificates and CAs, has anybody tested this already?
At least you should now be able to build a inhouse combination of Navigator
and a SSL server which provide secure communication among them without getting
VeriSign involved.
Wolfgang
