Any real downside to using self-issued certs when dealing with known agents?

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Published on 2010-05-29T11:55:57Z Indexed on 2010/05/29 12:02 UTC
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Hello.

I'm setting up a web service which will only be used by a limited number (< 100) of known agents (business partners etc.).

Because I am not public facing, do I face any real downside to using self-issued certs as opposed to the much more costly route of using a known CA?

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