I started to do Class 2 identification with StartSSL, but I chickened out after they asked me to provide my marriage certificate and wife's personal info.
They have a very detailed policy document describing all sorts of security procedures they purport to adhere to, but I have no way to validate whether they are actually following those policies and no recourse for me or my wife even if it was determined that they are not following them.
That is just too risky for the value I would get out of the process.
EDIT: I was contacted by Eddy Nigg with some follow up information. I should have said that the reason they asked for my wife's info is because they wanted phone bills and those are in my wife's name which isn't the same last name as mine. That said, I'll still stand by my statement that the risk and complexity vs. reward was just not suitable for me.
EDIT 2: Okay, they offer an alternative for validation: they can mail you a registered letter with a validation code on it. That is much more acceptable to me, so I'll continue on with the process to see how that goes.
They have a very detailed policy document describing all sorts of security procedures they purport to adhere to, but I have no way to validate whether they are actually following those policies and no recourse for me or my wife even if it was determined that they are not following them.
That is just too risky for the value I would get out of the process.
(posted to twitter also https://twitter.com/#!/deinspanjer/status/158596876772450304 )
EDIT: I was contacted by Eddy Nigg with some follow up information. I should have said that the reason they asked for my wife's info is because they wanted phone bills and those are in my wife's name which isn't the same last name as mine. That said, I'll still stand by my statement that the risk and complexity vs. reward was just not suitable for me.
EDIT 2: Okay, they offer an alternative for validation: they can mail you a registered letter with a validation code on it. That is much more acceptable to me, so I'll continue on with the process to see how that goes.