Re:HTTPS is more secure, so why isn't the Web using it?
by JonnieCache on Tuesday March 22, 2011 @10:08AM
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They're free, why not try it and find out? ;)
But yes, as far as I remember, they do work on IE6. The root certs dont really change between browser versions I think, its more a matter of the the different vendors.
Re:HTTPS is more secure, so why isn't the Web using it?
by yuhong on Tuesday March 22, 2011 @03:30PM
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To be more precise, IE uses the SSL libs built-in to Windows since 2000. As a result the list of trusted root CAs is built-in too. MS added StartCom to the list in 2009.
But yes, as far as I remember, they do work on IE6. The root certs dont really change between browser versions I think, its more a matter of the the different vendors.