If you don’t know what a digital certificate is or why you might need one, I’ll save you the effort and you can stop reading here.
If, like me, you are either too poor or too cheap to give VeriSign your money … CAcert.org seems like an ok option.
I know, I know … This IS NOT an enterprise class, super reliable way of certifying users. However, it is probably good enough for playing with your friends.
Signup is easy, issuing certificates is easy, revoking your certificates is easy. Go give it a try…
Here’s my cert:
-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE----- MIIFOTCCAyGgAwIBAgIDCgssMA0GCSqGSIb3DQEBBQUAMHkxEDAOBgNVBAoTB1Jv b3QgQ0ExHjAcBgNVBAsTFWh0dHA6Ly93d3cuY2FjZXJ0Lm9yZzEiMCAGA1UEAxMZ Q0EgQ2VydCBTaWduaW5nIEF1dGhvcml0eTEhMB8GCSqGSIb3DQEJARYSc3VwcG9y dEBjYWNlcnQub3JnMB4XDTExMDQwNDE5NTE0OFoXDTExMTAwMTE5NTE0OFowQDEY MBYGA1UEAxMPQ0FjZXJ0IFdvVCBVc2VyMSQwIgYJKoZIhvcNAQkBFhVjcnlwdG9m cmVla0BnbWFpbC5jb20wggEiMA0GCSqGSIb3DQEBAQUAA4IBDwAwggEKAoIBAQC0 6L3yvvVcvWSkgv7UOaPGWQ9ShrMVfTFC7IpEzIbyluSPlZBNbBeXHdWsu/55X9uh +A9T1gTwFNQeEXMsbf0rkEB5RwsH74wbkNNV8WYPMYyakdu1Wctlsaf10Wtfd1NR 1eQ4efiONMklZqjIyHRdKbBZLb2qGazMhHp+B3qzbt9vZufAzXcVn+b5Nk8mSbZg KnPQ+uozy0KNfGs7x2sS9ti0g2G7S7ARdEKPGuJp+My5U8LUTcly4U65huN2uq/d sh7Jruu0lzZDKqvFI7wnwikkZP/4XfA6Q4IXa58eVoLOCBIc5GVcNibY9kH3L4Ps ot2TlA6uN9S1InG/9m4HAgMBAAGjggEBMIH+MAwGA1UdEwEB/wQCMAAwVgYJYIZI AYb4QgENBEkWR1RvIGdldCB5b3VyIG93biBjZXJ0aWZpY2F0ZSBmb3IgRlJFRSBo ZWFkIG92ZXIgdG8gaHR0cDovL3d3dy5DQWNlcnQub3JnMEAGA1UdJQQ5MDcGCCsG AQUFBwMEBggrBgEFBQcDAgYKKwYBBAGCNwoDBAYKKwYBBAGCNwoDAwYJYIZIAYb4 QgQBMDIGCCsGAQUFBwEBBCYwJDAiBggrBgEFBQcwAYYWaHR0cDovL29jc3AuY2Fj ZXJ0Lm9yZzAgBgNVHREEGTAXgRVjcnlwdG9mcmVla0BnbWFpbC5jb20wDQYJKoZI hvcNAQEFBQADggIBAMQ2N9WrIvJCDvT6xSD5wwz+twC919voLMQrRPMbxQWgGoKV Krtnlh3eGjBzczNIAzFF/1hwhZi0hwwyhw2s+X+lTC/KRGTGw4LUvc0/Ush+uYdr Kx8LD+BCh68p5LWCb/gJ8y/Q+3SLdxAafoZz4j0CKX3chGRHfMdUDzQDbPHD+SNw fFAzJTzrWKWgf1zuw+vYAwE/QIFgXg0x3aCWyWXFwcYwmAeFdz0PI0TncWuhOQzU Cy7PwAbOYp7Lds9zE7vtJol2UwswseRW8ZJ9sgOXzxRTAHm1nSpOO0joKkX+KrkG QVFBDbZo6nyBclEaXuPtmWNdWflvWafzBWWismYNiFrcJrte0pPtDQsiLyRkSZps teCxODnzxmfZySDQNnCxrafAajWl19d0B9SemS1sBUBK9sfm7WvcUFerzEqpc1b6 wXeg276hmdPEttmrlzQW/JQ9Sscfa94JzCE9+rHtJcSynv4HPJGH2A787gWODi8a wWeafs+vAGZ/fNVtFFy4/BAwHbfX/KpoXS5CdIftixq6Mpfd5Tt+N5kk0jS8j74o 7cDPZh3W5ElX0m7AZEEWPSWzITfVXXZXvB1KP8ek/S16gJ9oavxegVIyqUr6ganj szbkxSK3RKFXb/b+ILXjCoPU2dAP3cBxahA2wS6a2eqh/0w7aymnKRsyFMdJ -----END CERTIFICATE-----
You can also grab the root and intermediate certificates here.