Thawte will stopp offering ‘Web of Trust’ on November 16

Reto Vogel — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 19:26:55 +0000

Unfortunately, Thawte’s Web of trust is going to be discontinued on the 16th of November 2009. It’s a pity that they will stopp this service – considering the time all the WoT notaries spent onto this.

Here the official statement from the FAQ on Thawte’s website:

Over the past several years, security compliance requirements have become more restrictive, while the technology infrastructure necessary to meet these requirements has expanded greatly. Despite our strong desire to continue providing the Thawte Personal E-mail Certificate and Web of Trust services, the ever-expanding standards and technology requirements will outpace our ability to maintain these services at the high level of quality we require. As a result, Thawte Personal E-Mail Certificates and the Web of Trust will be discontinued on November 16, 2009 and will no longer be available after that date.

After the 16th all WoT mail certificates will get revoked and will be invalid!

Anyhow, they (the parent company VeriSign) will give the option to enroll for a free one-year VeriSign email certificate. After this year it’s possible to renew it at a charge of $19.95.

You can find the necessary information for renewal etc. in the FAQ.

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Thawte will stopp offering ‘Web of Trust’ on November 16