Re: Logotypes in certificates

Michael Ströder <michael@stroeder.com> Fri, 23 March 2001 17:54 UTC

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"David P. Kemp" wrote:
> 
> If no one can propose a method by which a CA should decide not to
> certify a logo "similar to" the Chevrolet bowtie or the AT&T deathstar
> for someone other than Chevrolet or AT&T respectively, then it is
> obvious that changing PKIX to support logos has *NO* value to the
> user.

And being a CA I would be so afraid of trademark issues that I would
refuse to decide about "similar" logos at all.

> I submit that it has negative value; a misleading logo
> in a certificate is worse than none at all.

I agree on that.

Ciao, Michael.