> How can this individual verify the x.509? I certainly do not want the 
> receiving site to have private key; they are not the creator of such 
> documents but simply the receiver for data. An excerpt of code would be most 
> beneficial.

The certificate is signed with the PRIVATE key and verified using the PUBLIC 
key.  There is nothing in a self-signed certificate that changes this.

So they verify it the same as any other certificate.

        /r$

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Principal Security Engineer
Akamai Technology
Cambridge, MA

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