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List:       kfm-devel
Subject:    Re: Application for list of SSL Signers
From:       Martin Konold <martin.konold () erfrakon ! de>
Date:       2004-07-22 10:07:38
Message-ID: 200407221207.38745.martin.konold () erfrakon ! de
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Am Dienstag, 20. Juli 2004 18:25 schrieb George Staikos:

Hi,


> It is extremely complicated for us to add certificates to our database
> because we have few resources, no formal procedures, and no budget.  Some
> of those problems are interdependent which makes it even more difficult to
> overcome. The best option you have right now is to file a feature request
> against "kio - kssl" in http://bugs.kde.org/ and maybe we'll be able to
> address this at some point.  Most of these requests unfortunately go
> unfilled for a long time, until they appear in IE or Mozilla.

FYI: On one hand putting a root certificate into IE costs many millions of 
dollars and additional annual fees. 

On the other hand if we put a new root certificate (for free) in konqueror it 
puts serious liability issues on us.

Regards,
-- martin

Dipl.-Phys. Martin Konold

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Erlewein, Frank, Konold & Partner - Beratende Ingenieure und Physiker
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email: martin.konold@erfrakon.de
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