>Hi is it possible to use SSL without the presence of the third party like verisign?
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>>No. It requires a Certification Authority of some kind. This has to be a trusted 3rd party.
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>He could set up his own CA if he wanted to.

Oh? Would that be accepted by the other parties? I did not know that or thought viable. In our case we use Verisign so I never had reason or need to investigate other possibilities.


[Update] I see now Viv's message that answers my question as for other parties acceptance. Thx for the info.