> > What will prevent somebody from stealing my cert and > > going around pretending to be me? > > "Okay, if you're Susan, this this blob: xxxxxx"
Sign. The challenge is "sign this blob...." > Without your *private* key, they cannot do that. Therefore, they cannot > pretend to be you. If they did, it be like accepting a passport or > driver's license without seeing if it's your picture. > > > /r$ > > -- > SOA Appliances > Application Integration Middleware ______________________________________________________________________ OpenSSL Project http://www.openssl.org User Support Mailing List openssl-users@openssl.org Automated List Manager [EMAIL PROTECTED]
