[exim] Re: SMTP Auth Options

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Author: Kjetil Torgrim Homme
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Old-Topics: Re: SMTP Auth Options (Re: [exim] ignore spam scanning of outgoing mail)
Subject: [exim] Re: SMTP Auth Options
On Fri, 2004-10-29 at 09:05 -0400, Walt Reed wrote:
> Instantssl is MUCH less expensive, but you have to play with the
> certificate chain a bit. Wildcards are affordable (unlike thawte).


wildcard certificates are non-standard and not quite as secure. the
correct mechanism to use is multiple SubjectAltNames, but I haven't
found any CA with high browser penetration who will sign such
certificates. the method works fine with our self-signed certificates,
however.

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Kjetil T.