CACert?

[Python]

I am interested!

(I am currently signing Venix certificates on my own without any outside
authorization.)

On Mon, 2005-10-10 at 14:24 -0400, Bill McGonigle wrote:
> Are there others here who use or are interested in using CACert 
> certificates?  I'm a 150-point notary now, and if we get two others we 
> can churn out more notaries.  We also have the option of having a 
> keysigning event where CACert will lend temporary points.
> 
> For those who are unfamiliar, CACert issues free SSL (X.509) 
> certificates.  The pro is they base assurance on a web-of-trust and 
> face-to-face meetings, unlike Verisign, et. al. who will issue anybody 
> a Microsoft, Inc. certificate.  The con is all the revenue they make is 
> insufficient to pay for root-certificate inclusion in the Big Browsers. 
>   As I see it their primary obstacle is their small size, hence this 
> message.  If we could get 50 notaries in New Hampshire (and others 
> followed suit), things might start to happen.  You could sign 
> certificates for your co-workers, family, etc.  This is good for 
> security, free-software folk and cypherpunks alike.
> 
> Currently there are 5 notaries in NH: 
> <https://www.cacert.org/wot.php?id=1&regid=4570>
>      * Brentwood (Rockingham) (Listed: 1)
>      * Derry (Rockingham) (Listed: 1)
>      * Dover (Strafford) (Listed: 1)
>      * Plainfield (Sullivan) (Listed: 1)
>      * Portsmouth (Rockingham) (Listed: 1)
> 
> Which tends to suggest that our folks in Rockingham county would be the 
> best candidates for becoming notaries, perhaps using GNHLUG meetings to 
> do keysignings to spread the cred.
> 
> http://cacert.org
> 
> If anyone's interested we could put together a plan.
> 
> -Bill
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