Educause Security Discussion mailing list archives
Re: Extended Validation SSL/TLS Certificates
From: Brian Epstein <bepstein () IAS EDU>
Date: Sun, 4 May 2008 14:19:42 -0400
-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Mike Wiseman wrote:
Is anyone using or planning to use EV SSL/TLS server certs? We're considering their use for targeted high-visibility services such as
Mike, We just switched our SSL certificate vendor and I looked into EV certs. I couldn't justify the cost for the benefit. For the majority of our users and uses, a standard SSL certificate is fine. There is probably only a handful of IT folk at the Institute that would notice a difference, and only a few of them that would understand the difference. Is there a specific benefit that you are seeking to gain? Maybe I'm missing a compelling reason to use EV certs. Thanks, Brian - -- Brian Epstein <bepstein () ias edu> 609-734-8179 Network and Security Officer Institute for Advanced Study Key fingerprint = 128A 38F4 4CFA 5EDB 99CE 4734 6117 4C25 0371 C12A -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.7 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Fedora - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFIHf4+YRdMJQNxwSoRAjIiAKDMG0izlO4gJK52p8r+v9WRCGe7cACgmmcV 7YSG2n32Q1wpsDOxyL58t1I= =ftq3 -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
Attachment:
smime.p7s
Description: S/MIME Cryptographic Signature
Current thread:
- Extended Validation SSL/TLS Certificates Mike Wiseman (Apr 29)
- <Possible follow-ups>
- Re: Extended Validation SSL/TLS Certificates Brian Epstein (May 04)