Slightly OT: Verify certificate?

Björn Persson listor3.rombobeorn at tdcpost.se
Thu Jun 5 23:56:13 UTC 2008


Anne Wilson wrote:
> While reading my mail I have just received a pop-up asking me to verify
> that the certificate identified as blah blah has the fingerprint
> more-blahs.  Just how do you do that?

Meet the guy in person, verify his identity and ask him what the correct 
fingerprint is. If you know his voice you can ask him over the phone.

If that's more trouble than it's worth, then the authenticity of the message 
remains uncertian, which most of the time isn't a big problem.

Björn Persson




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