[Info-vax] [OT] Zero trust software, was: Re: Rethinking DECNET ?

[David Froble]

Bill Gunshannon wrote:

> Remember reading about how VeriSign gave keys to the NSA?  I remember
> asking people over 10 years ago why I, or anyone, should trust their
> certificates over self-signed ones.

We're using self generated certificates at our customer sites.  I don't 
know why, since I don't get along very well with certificates.  Also 
don't know why not.

What are the advantages, and disadvantages, of using purchased 
certificates vs the ones you can generate yourself?