[PLUG] Colo recommendations?

Lennon Day-Reynolds lennon at day-reynolds.com
Sun Oct 27 04:54:37 UTC 2002


On Sat, 2002-10-26 at 17:03, Bear Giles wrote:
> Good advice, but sometimes you really do need a separate system.  The 
> reason my friend and I bought some surplus rack-mount systems instead of 
> going for conventional hosting was because I was working towards an open 
> source CA.  For low-value certs (e.g., $10 personal certs) you don't 
> need deep security, but you do need a dedicated box that you can lock 
> and seal.

That sounds like exactly the kind of service that the co-op could
provide/support as a special incentive for members. Most people are only
want a basic server, without the special physical security measures
necessary for a "trusted" service like a CA.

> 
> BTW, I have gotten a few leads in email and may be able to check into 
> them when I'm in Portland next week.  But with the chaos in the move I'm 
> now thinking that I won't be able to do anything until early next year.
> 
> Bear
> 

Lennon Day-Reynolds
lennon at day-reynolds.com






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