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RE: Certificate / CPS issues

2003-06-06 02:16:59
Verisign's declaimer which is part of the CPS. This would the CA simply
endorses the subscriber's information. How can you trust a CA with a
disclaimer like this?

"VERISIGN DISCLAIMS ANY WARRANTIES WITH RESPECT TO THE SERVICES PROVIDED
BY VERISIGN HEREUNDER INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION ANY AND ALL IMPLIED
WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
VERISIGN MAKES NO REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY THAT ANY CA OR USER TO
WHICH IT HAS ISSUED A DIGITAL ID IN THE VERISIGN SECURE SERVER HIERARCHY
IS IN FACT THE PERSON OR ORGANIZATION IT CLAIMS TO BE WITH RESPECT TO
THE INFORMATION SUPPLIED TO VERISIGN. VERISIGN MAKES NO ASSURANCES OF
THE ACCURACY, AUTHENTICITY, INTEGRITY, OR RELIABILITY OF INFORMATION
CONTAINED IN DIGITAL IDS OR IN CRLs COMPILED, PUBLISHED OR DISSEMINATED
BY VERISIGN, OR OF THE RESULTS OF CRYPTOGRAPHIC METHODS IMPLEMENTED."





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