Comment 0 for bug 72415

User-Agent: Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 6.0; Windows NT 5.1; .NET CLR 1.1.4322)
Build Identifier:

There is a growing need to secure servers via SSL/TLS, and, in many
cases, self signed certificates aren't appropriate. CAcert's aim is to
cover the more traditional applications such as web and email, but is
also extensible enough to be used in IRC and many wireless
applications. Current commercial offerings are discriminatory toward
individuals and unincorporated bodies, due largely to their high
cost along with the practice of proving domain ownership through proof
of business registrations, and articles of incorporation.

The number of issued CAcert certificates grows daily, and number of
people relying on these CAcert certificates is a multiple of that. We
are not without troubles, though; continued growth is going to be
difficult without having a root certificate in mainstream applications
like web browsers and email programs.

We believe that having our root certificate included in your browser
would be beneficial to both of our organisations. Since your browser
would be the first to ship with CACert root certificate included, it
would be listed as our recommended browser. We see a huge potential
for cross referrals - our users choosing your browser, recommending it
to friends who use personal certificates as well as colleges and other
not for profit institutions; your users having instant access to a
free certificate authority for their websites.

I'd like to thank you all in advance for your consideration and I look
forward to the possibility of working with you in the future. Please
contact <email address hidden> with any additional questions or concerns you may
have regarding this system.

I believe, after reviewing and using first hand, the CACert Certificate
Authority system, I find this system to be fabulous. I would like to request
that the root certificate key be included with Mozilla Firebird to help both
Mozilla and CACert. This would make a wonderful addition for everyone.

Reproducible: Always

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