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KC Kyle <kckyle_at_carlson-hsv.com> wrote in message
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> Oracle Support told me that I have to install a user certificate for
> this operation to work properly. One question, Why do I have to have
> a user certificate to simply connect to an https site that does not
> require any type of user authentication? My Web browser doesn't
> require a user certificate.
'cos thats how SSL works. Your web browser DOES require a user certificate - but it either came supplied with one or one was generated by the browser/install prog. Don't know why Oracle don't do the same (or maybe they do).
Colin Received on Fri Aug 24 2001 - 03:46:45 CDT