* Kyle Hamilton wrote on Tue, Nov 24, 2009 at 13:10 -0800:
> [startssl.com]

from the CA policy http://www.startssl.com/policy.pdf:

> > Fully qualified domain names, typically .www.domain.com. or
> > .domain.com. are validated by sending an electronic mail message
> > with a verification code to one of the following administrative
> > electronic mail accounts:
[...]

Thus security IMHO cannot be significantly stronger than plain
text email,

> Oh, and they're free.  And trusted by everyone except Opera.

so I don't trust a certificate issued by such a policy; could be
any web mail hacker who obtained it.

I guess they are trusted by everyone /who does not care/.

SCNR.

oki,

Steffen


























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