> Thanks for your clarification. > > But CAN DO is not DO. Many SSL-capable servers > are not actually using SSL ( looks like a factor of 10:1). The January 2001 Netcraft report I'm citing had 500,000 sites that were offering SSL (albeit many with bogus certificaes). I'd be very surprised if that was a 15:1 virtual server ratio. > In short, IMO what is important here is that the PKI server cert > market is a pin head market that does not justify all the bloated > expectations around it. It simply does not size up. That may be the case. I was merely addressing the absolute number issue. -Ekr