Does anyone know whether bakeoff participants will be assigned mandatory X.509 certificates/private-keys? Or can we bring/generate our own? I learned that the Versign certificates are completely optional from an interoperability standpoint. Sadiki Mwanyoha Software Engineer NetOctave, Inc. P.O. Box 14824 Research Triangle Park North Carolina 27709 919.463.9903 x306 919.463.9905 (fax) smwanyoha@netoctave.com