S/MIME keys (was: What Are Some Good Projects For Novices?)

[Paul Rubin]

Michael Ströder <michael at stroeder.com> writes:
> > The downside of CRL checking is it means every single one of your
> > secure site visits gets reported to the CA.
> 
> Nonsens. Learn that CRL means Certificate Revocation List before
> spreading fud.

Browser CRL checking (at least in MSIE 5.x) works by checking incoming
certificates against a CRL at the CA, from what I understand.