Re: self-signed

On 4/13/11 8:31 AM, Joerg Anders wrote:
> On Wed, 13 Apr 2011, Henry Story wrote:
>
>>   are you able to login to the simple test suite here with your WebID?
>>
>>   https://bblfish.net:8443/test/WebId
>
> Yes, I already used it and it is great! Please keep this tool as long as
> possible because I plan to perform some WebID experiments with our
> students.
>
> But a clear statement whether or not WebID will work with self-signed
> certificates were very helpful. Such a clear statement was here:
>
>            https://bblfish.net/#hjs
>
> but that link is broken ...
>
>

WebID is fundamentally about self-signed certificates. It also works 
with CA signed certificates, but that's more of a trust fidelity matter 
between the key actors: WebID clients (Relying Agents) and servers 
(Identity Providers).

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Received on Wednesday, 13 April 2011 12:42:08 UTC