[foaf-protocols] WebID breakthrough - pure Javascript+Flash implementation

[Kingsley Idehen]

Henry Story wrote:
> On 10 Aug 2010, at 22:21, Kingsley Idehen wrote:
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>>> What's your one-click wizard written in and how is it launched?
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>> "one click" wizard is written using C# and .NET. The wizard is signed 
>> which is mandatory for "one click" apps.
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>> Making the root CA cert. and registering with the Cert. Manager DB  
>> prior to actual Personal Cert. generqtion is essential for Windows to 
>> work otherwise the Certs. you generate will be rejected.
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> Could this be simplified by doing the following:
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>   - Write code that proovably creates a unique root certificate for the machine it is on. 
>   - get a root CA to certify this - and so have it work on all machines automatically
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>    Is that something one could do? If one could prove that the code can do absolutely no harm, perhaps a root CA would be willing to sign it? 
>
>   ( But I may not have understood the process yet)
>
> Henry
>   

Problem is that Root CA's won't sign  Cert. with Extensions. That's the 
fundamental problem :-(

Kingsley
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