[dundee] CACert....what's wrong with this picture?

[Robert Ladyman]

> They probably don't want to be held liable for a free service. Are
> KwikFit tires free?

They also have a liability disclaimer which covers that. What this does is 
disclaim any usefulness of their only raison-d'etre (and product). A 
certification authority that won't certify the validity of their own 
certificates is a puzzle to me. What's the point of the certificate then?

> 
> On 30 November 2011 10:02, Robert Ladyman <it at file-away.co.uk> wrote:
> > Firstly, I receive an un-signed email from them (this is a certification
> > organisation, remember).
> >
> > Then, when I go to the page, I'm told the certificate is not in my
> > browser (understandable), but if I want it, I must agree to the
> > distribution licence which, as part of the disclaimer, states:
> >
> > "THIS LICENSE SPECIFICALLY DOES NOT PERMIT YOU TO RELY UPON ANY
> > CERTIFICATES ISSUED BY CACERT INC. IF YOU WISH TO RELY ON CERTIFICATES
> > ISSUED BY CACERT INC, YOU MUST ENTER INTO A SEPARATE AGREEMENT WITH
> > CACERT INC"
> >
> > (which is a little like KwikFit not guaranteeing that their tyres will be
> > round).
> >
> > Perhaps it's just me.
> >

> 

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