Javascript certificate maker code???

[javatiger]

Can anyone give me the code or point me in the direction of a simple
javascript certificate maker so that users can input there name and
date so as to use on my site?

cheers

[Grant Wagner]

Re: Javascript certificate maker code???

javatiger wrote:
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> Can anyone give me the code or point me in the direction of a simple
> javascript certificate maker so that users can input there name and
> date so as to use on my site?
>
> cheers[/color]

Since client-side JavaScript has no ability to write to the local disk,
even if it could generate certificates, they could not be stored
anywhere locally. If you want your end users to have certificates to use
your site, you'll need to generate them and distribute them to your
users (or pay someone else to generate them).

Maybe I'm misunderstandin g your question?

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[Andre Herbst]

Re: Javascript certificate maker code???

Grant Wagner wrote:[color=blue]
> javatiger wrote:
>[color=green]
>> Can anyone give me the code or point me in the direction of a simple
>> javascript certificate maker so that users can input there name and
>> date so as to use on my site?
>>
>> cheers[/color]
>
> Since client-side JavaScript has no ability to write to the local
> disk, even if it could generate certificates, they could not be stored
> anywhere locally.[/color]

What about cookies?

[Grant Wagner]

Re: Javascript certificate maker code???

Andre Herbst wrote:
[color=blue]
> Grant Wagner wrote:[color=green]
> > javatiger wrote:
> >[color=darkred]
> >> Can anyone give me the code or point me in the direction of a simple
> >> javascript certificate maker so that users can input there name and
> >> date so as to use on my site?
> >>
> >> cheers[/color]
> >
> > Since client-side JavaScript has no ability to write to the local
> > disk, even if it could generate certificates, they could not be stored
> > anywhere locally.[/color]
>
> What about cookies?[/color]

What about them?

Are you suggesting that it is possible using client-side JavaScript to
create and store a PKCS #12 certificate in a cookie, them import that
certificate into the browser's certificate store so it is available to sites
that require it?

As I understand it, you are proposing that the steps at the following URLs
can be automated using client-side JavaScript and cookies:

<url: http://www.xs4all.nl/~dorus/linux/https.html#Step5 />
<url: http://www.xs4all.nl/~dorus/linux/https.html#Step6 />

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Grant Wagner <gwagner@agrico reunited.com>
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[Andre Herbst]

Re: Javascript certificate maker code???

Grant Wagner wrote:[color=blue]
> Andre Herbst wrote:
>[color=green]
>> Grant Wagner wrote:[color=darkred]
>>> javatiger wrote:
>>>
>>>> Can anyone give me the code or point me in the direction of a
>>>> simple javascript certificate maker so that users can input there
>>>> name and date so as to use on my site?
>>>>
>>>> cheers
>>>
>>> Since client-side JavaScript has no ability to write to the local
>>> disk, even if it could generate certificates, they could not be
>>> stored anywhere locally.[/color]
>>
>> What about cookies?[/color]
>
> What about them?[/color]

With cookies you can write information to the local disk. You could store
the licenses inside them.

[Michael Winter]

Re: Javascript certificate maker code???

On Mon, 9 Aug 2004 23:06:28 +0200, Andre Herbst <moorkonig@comp userve.de>
wrote:

[snip]
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> With cookies you can write information to the local disk. You couldstore
> the licenses inside them.[/color]

Cookies can only store certain characters. Depending what the certificate
contains, it may not be possible to store it without encoding the
certificate (which will no doubt break it).

Besides, the whole point of certificates is to instil trust in some
object. Unless approved by a central, trusted body, the certificate means
nothing and only a fool would use the signed object.

Or am I missing something here?

Mike

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[javatiger]

Re: Javascript certificate maker code???

Grant Wagner <gwagner@agrico reunited.com> wrote in message news:<411791C8. DA1189F7@agrico reunited.com>.. .[color=blue]
> javatiger wrote:
>[color=green]
> > Can anyone give me the code or point me in the direction of a simple
> > javascript certificate maker so that users can input there name and
> > date so as to use on my site?
> >
> > cheers[/color]
>
> Since client-side JavaScript has no ability to write to the local disk,
> even if it could generate certificates, they could not be stored
> anywhere locally. If you want your end users to have certificates to use
> your site, you'll need to generate them and distribute them to your
> users (or pay someone else to generate them).
>
> Maybe I'm misunderstandin g your question?[/color]

I meant an award certificate, you type in your name, date of award etc
then click go, then theres a page with your award certificate.

[Grant Wagner]

Re: Javascript certificate maker code???

javatiger wrote:
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> Grant Wagner <gwagner@agrico reunited.com> wrote in message news:<411791C8. DA1189F7@agrico reunited.com>.. .[color=green]
> > javatiger wrote:
> >[color=darkred]
> > > Can anyone give me the code or point me in the direction of a simple
> > > javascript certificate maker so that users can input there name and
> > > date so as to use on my site?
> > >
> > > cheers[/color]
> >
> > Since client-side JavaScript has no ability to write to the local disk,
> > even if it could generate certificates, they could not be stored
> > anywhere locally. If you want your end users to have certificates to use
> > your site, you'll need to generate them and distribute them to your
> > users (or pay someone else to generate them).
> >
> > Maybe I'm misunderstandin g your question?[/color]
>
> I meant an award certificate, you type in your name, date of award etc
> then click go, then theres a page with your award certificate.[/color]

Simple:

page1.html:

<body>
<form name="myForm" method="get" action="page2.h tml">
<input type="text" name="personsNa me">
<input type="text" name="theDate">
<input type="submit" value="Get certificate">
</form>
</body>

page2.html:

<body>
<script type="text/javascript">
var searchString = window.location .search.substri ng(1);
var Parameters = {};
var nameValuePairs = searchString.sp lit(/&/);
var nameValuePair;
for (var i = 0; i < nameValuePairs. length; i++) {
nameValuePair = nameValuePairs[i].split(/=/);
Parameters[nameValuePair[0]] = nameValuePair[1];
}
document.write(
'<h1>Certificat e for ' +
Parameters['personsName'] +
'</h1>' +
'<h2>issued on ' +
Parameters['theDate'] +
'.</h2>' +
'<h3>Congratula tions on your achievement!</h3>'
);
</script>
</body>

Of course, there is no way to stop someone from visiting page1 and issuing certificate after certificate for
themselves or others, for any date they wish.

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Grant Wagner <gwagner@agrico reunited.com>
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