Date: Thu, 6 Feb 2003 18:12:23 +0100 From: Philip Paeps <philip@paeps.cx> To: Josef Karthauser <joe@tao.org.uk> Cc: freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Anyone where to get a signed SSL certificate cheap? Message-ID: <20030206171223.GB1404@juno.home.paeps.cx> In-Reply-To: <20030205181724.GB87471@genius.tao.org.uk> References: <20030205181724.GB87471@genius.tao.org.uk>
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On 2003-02-05 18:17:24 (+0000), Josef Karthauser <joe@tao.org.uk> wrote: > I need to obtain a certificate to use on my openssl/apache web server, but > looking at Verisign and Thawte it appears that they're charging a lot of > money ($450) per year for one! Does anyone know where I can get one > cheaper? Last time I bought I'm sure that they were only $100/yr each. There are quite a few places willing to cell you certificates for $100 or less, but the problem is that those usually cause big red error-messages to pop up on the users' screen. I buy my certificates from GlobalSign <http://www.globalsign.com/>, which sells them to me for ¤175/yr. Their root certificate is recognised by most browsers I've encountered. > p.s. yes, I know that I could self-sign, but this is for an ecommerce system > and I'd prefer our customer's customers not to have to ask themselves why > the certificate is in our name and not our customer's! :) You'd have the same problem with the <$100/yr certificates. Most browsers don't recognise them (bloody monopoly :-/) and pop up doomsday warnings... - Philip -- Philip Paeps Please don't CC me, I am philip@paeps.cx subscribed to the list. BOFH Excuse #199: the curls in your keyboard cord are losing electricity. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message
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