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We are about to start using an IPSCA wild-card certificate, but will now need to reconsider this. The issue is not with encrypted passwords, but with e-journal sites that require the use of https, when 'proxybyhostname' is used. Adrian Barker, UCL. Duncan B. Brannen wrote: > We're using a self signed one, but now that it's 'shibbolized', there's not > really a need for having the main site protected as there shouldn't be > any passwords going back and forth anymore. > > Cheers, > Duncan > > Quoting Andy Swiffin <[log in to unmask]>: > >> Hi >> >> I know a number of people here use EZProxy, what certificates are you using >> with it? We obtained one of the free wildcard ones from IPSCA, but I've >> just heard that the "root certificate used to sign certificates from ipsCA, >> "IPS SERVIDORES", will expire 29th December 2009". Sure enough, if I >> look at the "trusted root certification authorities" in IE I see that date. >> >> Any comments - I'm not totally sure what will happen on 30th December - any >> of you crypto whizz's care to enlighten me, will users who go to EZProxy get >> lots of horrible popups warning them of certain death? >> >> Andy >> >> >> The University of Dundee is a registered Scottish charity, No: SC015096 >> >> > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------ > University of St Andrews Webmail: https://webmail.st-andrews.ac.uk -- -- Adrian Barker, Internet Technology Section Information Systems University College London, Gower Street, London WC1E 6BT External phone: +44 20 7679 5140, Fax (+44) 20 7388 5406 Internal phone: x 25140 Email: [log in to unmask]