[39907] in North American Network Operators' Group
Re: OT: is it possible for an individual (not a business) to get a valid SSL certificate
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Simon Lockhart)
Thu Jul 26 10:39:57 2001
Date: Thu, 26 Jul 2001 15:32:38 +0100
From: Simon Lockhart <simonl@rd.bbc.co.uk>
To: Jim Mercer <jim@reptiles.org>
Cc: nanog@merit.edu
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On Thu Jul 26, 2001 at 10:32:01AM -0400, Jim Mercer wrote:
> i've talked to cibc.com/verisign, the canadian verisign affiliate, and they
> tell me they can only do certificates for registered businesses.
>
> i'm currently on hold with verisign USA waiting to talk to someone there,
> but figured i'd punt the question here.
Try Thawte. Although they're owned from Verisign, they have very different
processes and policies, and are a little more accomodating.
Simon
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