Comments on: StartCom SSL: Using Certificates and Smart Cards for Login http://spreadopenid.org/2008/03/09/startcom-ssl-using-certificates-and-smart-cards-for-login/ Thu, 20 Nov 2008 10:31:49 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.1 By: Carsten Poetter http://spreadopenid.org/2008/03/09/startcom-ssl-using-certificates-and-smart-cards-for-login/#comment-50 Carsten Poetter Tue, 22 Apr 2008 16:55:20 +0000 http://spreadopenid.org/2008/03/09/startcom-ssl-using-certificates-and-smart-cards-for-login/#comment-50 Hm, the website of StartCom SSL is available. Don't know about the provider, though. Hm, the website of StartCom SSL is available. Don’t know about the provider, though.

]]> By: bob http://spreadopenid.org/2008/03/09/startcom-ssl-using-certificates-and-smart-cards-for-login/#comment-49 bob Tue, 22 Apr 2008 15:17:02 +0000 http://spreadopenid.org/2008/03/09/startcom-ssl-using-certificates-and-smart-cards-for-login/#comment-49 It looks like it might be down now, but http://prooveme.com/ was an interesting implementation of SSL certificate based OpenID. Of course, the key reason to use SSL (with or without client certificates) is that it allows you to validate the OpenID provider and ensure that man-in-the-middle attacks are more difficult to implement. But I expect y'all knew that. It looks like it might be down now, but http://prooveme.com/ was an interesting implementation of SSL certificate based OpenID.

Of course, the key reason to use SSL (with or without client certificates) is that it allows you to validate the OpenID provider and ensure that man-in-the-middle attacks are more difficult to implement.

But I expect y’all knew that.

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