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Expect that if VeriSign has the key authority, they'll require VeriSign certificates. In effect, this will amount to VeriSign being paid for every domain, and considering the number of domains at stake and VeriSign's rates, that's a very large sum of money that will fall into VeriSign's lap.

As for ICANN, I don't imagine that they'll accept just any keys either, nor will they do the job for free.

Bottom line: this isn't about prestige or authority, and certainly not about altruism or "the good of the Net." It's about a very, very large revenue stream.
Posted by: Yagotta B. Kidding   Posted on: 10/10/08 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use
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Gold mine  Yagotta B. Kidding | 10/10/08
Email Signed Certificates  no_zd_user_name | 10/10/08
This could help.  CobraA1 | 10/10/08
Not really  Yagotta B. Kidding | 10/10/08
Just another way for CA's...  bjbrock | 10/10/08
Great in theory, but would require a lot of upgrades  CobraA1 | 10/10/08
More government licensing is not the solution  terry flores | 10/10/08
I don't think it would go so far  Pliny the Elder | 10/11/08

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