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# About the Strong Extranet
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The Strong Extranet allows you to use digital certificates to authenticate
users on your web server.  Typically, your users enroll in your Strong
Extranet, under your control, through the Thawte Personal Cert System.

BENEFITS OF THE STRONG EXTRANET

  1. SXNet certificates contain usernames.  You can allocate these usernames
     to users as required, and your server will extract the username from the
     certificate when a user accesses your server.  Your CGI scripts can
     obtain the username in the same way they do so with password
     authentication, through the REMOTE_USER environment variable.

  2. Low cost of CA.  Thawte provides a full-server CA infrastructure for
     your Strong Extranet users for $1000 per year for up to 10 000 users.
     That's the lowest cost CA program, period.

  3. Full control and security.  Users are enrolled in your Strong Extranet
     under your full control.  There are several enrollment methods with
     different levels of security.  Choose the one which suits your business
     processes and requirements.

MORE INFORMATION

http://www.thawte.com/certs/strongextranet/

INSTALLATION

The installation varies from server to server.  Please look for the README.xxx
file for your web server software and follow the instructions there.


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The SWAT Team
Thawte Consulting