[WHOIS-WG] Fwd: Withdraw the gun database

[Alan Greenberg]

At 22/01/2013 04:13 AM, Patrick Vande Walle wrote:
>On 22-01-2013 01:07, Alan Greenberg wrote:
>
> > Would one of the free certificates from https://www.startssl.com/
> > suffice?
>
>Technically, any SSL client certificate would work, even free ones. How
>much trust you assign to a free certificate is a matter of policy.
>Commercial free certificates typically only authenticate the e-mail
>address, including that of Hotmail/Yahoo!/GMail users. Compare this with
>client certificates on-a-chip on government-issued ID cards, like there
>exists in many countries. They are also free, but ultimately trustable
>because the owner was verified face to face.
>
>Patrick

That was the point I was making in reply to your comment that an SSL 
certificate "... is issued based on a proof of identity, thereby 
discouraging spammers and all those wishing access to the data 
anonymously for unclear purposes."

These days, an SSL certificate no longer gives you that level of assurance.

Alan
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