Re: How should I handle CKA_NETSCAPE_DB for GOST private keys ?

2009-10-08 Thread Robert Relyea
>>> Basically, this is an elliptic curve algorithm, but GOST signature >>> slightly differ from X9.62 EC signature. GOST digital signature is >>> not affected by Certicom patents and free for use. Even more, in >>> Russia, it is mandated for use in government organizations and >>> "working for gov

Re: is there any way to connect without CA?

2009-10-08 Thread Nelson B Bolyard
On 2009-10-08 15:45 PDT, Guenter wrote: > Daniel, > Am 08.10.2009, 22:30 Uhr, schrieb Daniel Veditz : > >> On 10/7/09 4:00 PM, Guenter wrote: >>> Hi, >>> is there any way to overwrite the default behaviour that a remote SSL >>> host is verified against the CA list in the certdb? >> At what level?

Re: is there any way to connect without CA?

2009-10-08 Thread Guenter
Daniel, Am 08.10.2009, 22:30 Uhr, schrieb Daniel Veditz : On 10/7/09 4:00 PM, Guenter wrote: Hi, is there any way to overwrite the default behaviour that a remote SSL host is verified against the CA list in the certdb? At what level? Assuming you're asking in this newsgroup because you're w

Re: is there any way to connect without CA?

2009-10-08 Thread Daniel Veditz
On 10/8/09 2:00 PM, Ian G wrote: On 08/10/2009 22:30, Daniel Veditz wrote: If you're asking about how to do it from Firefox you could try the "MITM Me" addon (Description: "This add-on is a terrible idea, and you shouldn't install it.") https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/6843 Hilar

Re: is there any way to connect without CA?

2009-10-08 Thread Ian G
On 08/10/2009 22:30, Daniel Veditz wrote: On 10/7/09 4:00 PM, Guenter wrote: Hi, is there any way to overwrite the default behaviour that a remote SSL host is verified against the CA list in the certdb? At what level? Assuming you're asking in this newsgroup because you're writing code to use

Re: is there any way to connect without CA?

2009-10-08 Thread Daniel Veditz
On 10/7/09 4:00 PM, Guenter wrote: Hi, is there any way to overwrite the default behaviour that a remote SSL host is verified against the CA list in the certdb? At what level? Assuming you're asking in this newsgroup because you're writing code to use NSS directly (or through PSM) you could lo

Re: mobile phone certificates. Re: why client certs

2009-10-08 Thread Anders Rundgren
Hi Martin, I think we are basically on the same page :-) Here is a recent document that may be of some interest: http://webpki.org/papers/mobilephone-pki-options.pdf I'm obviously not a fan of WPKI in spite of that it "Works". But I have also given up on PC-browsers since signatures are already u

Re: why client certs

2009-10-08 Thread Jean-Marc Desperrier
Ian G wrote: Thing is, client certs is one of the few bright spots in security, looking forward. They remove the passwords from the equation. This forces that phisher-attacker into the "real-time MITM" space instead of the "lazy-time MITM space". No, you're wrong Ian, it's much stronger than

Re: mobile phone certificates. Re: why client certs

2009-10-08 Thread Martin Paljak
FYI: Estonia has WPKI, eID keys on SIM cards, a SIM application triggered via OTA messages. This is often suggested as either an overall replacement or additional method for cases when browser based PKI (SSL+server conf+signature plugins/applets) miserably fails, for whatever reason. Unfortunate