Restricciones

Exportación de RSA


Limitado a 40 bits de llave de sesión
Frena la privacidad, pero no la autentificación
Existen implementaciones en otros lados
Pero Netscape es un estandar de facto hoy

No existe jerarquía de CA's

Depende de la confianza base del software cliente
Netscape permite configurar la lista de CA's
El más importante CA hoy es verisign, pero:

Notice: As more web sites have upgraded to secure servers, VeriSign has experienced a tremendous increase in demand for Digital IDs. As a result, instead of the normal 3 to 5 day turnaround, t he VeriSign Digital ID Center is currently experiencing turnaround times of up to 14 days to issue new or renewal Secure Server Digital IDs. To alleviate this problem, w e are in the process of doubling our customer service staff and expanding our systems infrastructure. We expect to return to our 3 to 5 day issuing turnaround in August. We apologize for any inconvenience that this may cause and appreciate your patience. We will attempt to expedite all co mpleted orders (certificate request and valid authorization information) as quickly as possible.




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