cacert.org

17 Feb 2005

While reading my favorite guide to creating a private CA I noticed it mentions cacert.org.

It is basically a CA like any of the commercial ones, web interface to creating and managing your keys and so forth the only catch is the root key isn't in the browsers and so forth. It is nice though to do all your keys through them and only have to bother importing a single CA.

Initially your keys will expire after only 6 months but there is a web of trust and a points system that will earn you the right to create longer lasting keys.

Posted by R.I.Pienaar on Thursday, February 17, 2005 at 10:56 PM

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