<html><body><div style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000"><div aria-label="Compose body">This is principally to Rick, but anyone with some information is welcome.</div><div aria-label="Compose body"><br></div><div aria-label="Compose body">The project I'm currently working on within IBM has need of a process to acquire, install, and use digital certificates.</div><div aria-label="Compose body">The client apparently uses Clear Trust certificates but has a specific request for a VeriSign certificate.</div><div aria-label="Compose body"><br></div><div aria-label="Compose body">My naive questions are:</div><div aria-label="Compose body">1) what's the difference?</div><div aria-label="Compose body">2) where / how are such certificates acquired?</div><div aria-label="Compose body">3) what do they cost?</div><div aria-label="Compose body">4) what's a typical process for installing / activating these certificates?</div><div aria-label="Compose body">5) where should they be installed?</div><div aria-label="Compose body">6) my perception is that these are much used in a web environment. It seems that they'd be equally as important in any network environment. Is this accurate? if not, why not?</div><div aria-label="Compose body"><br></div><div aria-label="Compose body">Apparently, there is a dearth of such information within the client company (which I find inexcusable given its focus).</div><div aria-label="Compose body"><br></div><div aria-label="Compose body">Any help will be very much appreciated.</div><div aria-label="Compose body"><br></div><div aria-label="Compose body">Thanks to all,</div><div aria-label="Compose body">Frank</div><div><br></div></div></body></html>