Antiflux root CA - Revision history

Tim at 04:42, 9 May 2018

2018-05-09T04:42:41Z

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	== Using Antiflux SSL certificates ==		== Using Antiflux SSL certificates ==

-	The Antiflux [https://mail.antiflux.org webmail interface] uses SSL for security. The SMTP and IMAP servers (both at mail.antiflux.org) use the same certificate so that you can send and receive mail securely. To use our SSL certificates, it's handy to intall our root CA (certificate authority) certificate. That way, you won't get any warnings about insecure certificates. Ours are just as secure as certificates signed by Verisign or GeoTrust. It's just that your computer doesn't know about us (yet).	+	The Antiflux [https://mail.antiflux.org webmail interface] uses SSL for security. The SMTP and IMAP servers (both at mail.antiflux.org) use the same certificate so that you can send and receive mail securely. We use a certificate from [https://letsencrypt.org Let's Encrypt] that should be recognized by all modern web browsers and email clients.
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		+	'''Note: We previously maintained our own root CA (certificate authority) and signed our own certificates. This is no longer the case, so the rest of this page is only for historical reference.'''
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		+	To use our SSL certificates, it's handy to intall our root CA (certificate authority) certificate. That way, you won't get any warnings about insecure certificates. Ours are just as secure as certificates signed by Verisign or GeoTrust. It's just that your computer doesn't know about us (yet).

	== Installing the Antiflux Root CA on OS X ==		== Installing the Antiflux Root CA on OS X ==

Tim at 20:10, 29 September 2007

2007-09-29T20:10:46Z

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	[[Image:Firefox_certificate_manager.png\|Firefox certificate manager]]		[[Image:Firefox_certificate_manager.png\|Firefox certificate manager]]
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Tim: /* Installing the Antiflux Root CA in Firefox */

2005-05-16T17:40:34Z

Installing the Antiflux Root CA in Firefox

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	Download http://antiflux.org/ca/antiflux.org-root.crt to your computer. Open Firefox's preferences, choose Advanced, and click on "manage certificates."		Download http://antiflux.org/ca/antiflux.org-root.crt to your computer. Open Firefox's preferences, choose Advanced, and click on "manage certificates."

-	[[Image:Firefox_advanced_manage_certificates.png~~\|thumb~~\|Firefox Advanced preferences]]	+	[[Image:Firefox_advanced_manage_certificates.png\|Firefox Advanced preferences]]

	Click on the Authorities tab, then click on Import. You will be presented with a file browser window where you can choose the antiflux.org-root.crt file you downloaded above.		Click on the Authorities tab, then click on Import. You will be presented with a file browser window where you can choose the antiflux.org-root.crt file you downloaded above.

-	[[Image:Firefox_certificate_manager.png~~\|thumb~~\|Firefox certificate manager]]	+	[[Image:Firefox_certificate_manager.png\|Firefox certificate manager]]

Tim: /* Installing the Antiflux Root CA in Firefox */

2005-05-16T17:39:38Z

Installing the Antiflux Root CA in Firefox

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	Click on the Authorities tab, then click on Import. You will be presented with a file browser window where you can choose the antiflux.org-root.crt file you downloaded above.		Click on the Authorities tab, then click on Import. You will be presented with a file browser window where you can choose the antiflux.org-root.crt file you downloaded above.

-	[[Image:Firefox_certificate_manager.png\|thumb\|~~Description~~]]	+	[[Image:Firefox_certificate_manager.png\|thumb\|Firefox certificate manager]]

Tim: Added Firefox instructions, small changes to OS X instructions

2005-05-16T17:38:33Z

Added Firefox instructions, small changes to OS X instructions

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	[[Image:OS_X_add_certificate_dialogue.png\|add certificate dialogue box]]		[[Image:OS_X_add_certificate_dialogue.png\|add certificate dialogue box]]
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		+	Safari, Mail, and other applications that use OS X's built-in SSL management will now accept SSL certificates issued by Antiflux.
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		+	== Installing the Antiflux Root CA in Firefox ==
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		+	Download http://antiflux.org/ca/antiflux.org-root.crt to your computer. Open Firefox's preferences, choose Advanced, and click on "manage certificates."
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		+	[[Image:Firefox_advanced_manage_certificates.png\|thumb\|Firefox Advanced preferences]]
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		+	Click on the Authorities tab, then click on Import. You will be presented with a file browser window where you can choose the antiflux.org-root.crt file you downloaded above.
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		+	[[Image:Firefox_certificate_manager.png\|thumb\|Description]]

Tim: added dialogue box image

2005-03-23T02:15:40Z

added dialogue box image

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	Download http://antiflux.org/ca/antiflux.org-root.crt and double click on it to import it. A window will pop up asking if you want to add the certificates to a keychain. Select the "X509 Anchors" keychain and click OK. Make sure you select the correct keychain, since programs like Mail and Safari won't find the certificate if it's in the wrong keychain.		Download http://antiflux.org/ca/antiflux.org-root.crt and double click on it to import it. A window will pop up asking if you want to add the certificates to a keychain. Select the "X509 Anchors" keychain and click OK. Make sure you select the correct keychain, since programs like Mail and Safari won't find the certificate if it's in the wrong keychain.
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		+	[[Image:OS_X_add_certificate_dialogue.png\|add certificate dialogue box]]

Tim: initial revision - OS X only at this point

2005-03-23T02:13:20Z

initial revision - OS X only at this point

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== Using Antiflux SSL certificates ==

The Antiflux [https://mail.antiflux.org webmail interface] uses SSL for security. The SMTP and IMAP servers (both at mail.antiflux.org) use the same certificate so that you can send and receive mail securely. To use our SSL certificates, it's handy to intall our root CA (certificate authority) certificate. That way, you won't get any warnings about insecure certificates. Ours are just as secure as certificates signed by Verisign or GeoTrust. It's just that your computer doesn't know about us (yet).

== Installing the Antiflux Root CA on OS X ==

Download http://antiflux.org/ca/antiflux.org-root.crt and double click on it to import it. A window will pop up asking if you want to add the certificates to a keychain. Select the "X509 Anchors" keychain and click OK. Make sure you select the correct keychain, since programs like Mail and Safari won't find the certificate if it's in the wrong keychain.