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On 03/20/2009 10:35 PM, SitG Admin:
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<blockquote type="cite">I think - with or without costs - this is
what's expected from certification authorities.
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Why?
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Well, we have been through this already, don't we...<br>
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Nevertheless, certification authorities are certifying all kinds of
things, ideally they certify people and organizations. That's what they
were all about in the beginning. These days it's not exactly like this
anymore...<br>
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<blockquote cite="mid:f06110401c5e9aaf95c84@%5B192.168.0.2%5D"
type="cite">I didn't intend it to be an analogy to SSL certificates,
just the idea that if costs aren't monetary they don't exist. Extending
the analogy in its intended direction, then, someone who enjoyed having
sex and didn't think twice about having it with newly met strangers
wouldn't necessarily see it as a cost, or even out of the ordinary for
how they lived their life (just as most people don't think of "giving
their full name" as a cost).
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:-)<br>
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Neither is an identity disclosing requirement a cost - as long as the
CA in question doesn't profit from it. At least that's my opinion. If
it's required in order to govern a policy, it addresses a legitimate
concern, and compliance on part of the recipient of a free service.<br>
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Further to your analogy: In order to rent a hotel room you must usually
deposit a passport or other identifying document - at least you must
present it usually. If you have to pay for the room or not is not the
scope of this requirement.<br>
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Of course there are hostels or other places to sleep which might not
require from you to present your ID document, but I bet you'll have
some cockroaches sharing the room with you... <br>
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This is the correct analogy, not doing favors. It's the rules which are
established in order to rent a room (without connection to the costs).
Some might give you the room for free - but will not remove the
established rules for getting one.<br>
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