[RndTbl] SSL

Paul Sierks psierks at sierkstech.net
Mon Jun 16 13:39:10 CDT 2014


Yep, I'm currently using them on few domains for https, imap & smtp 
starttls. No issues on any devices (mobile included).

On 06/13/2014 12:24 AM, Trevor Cordes wrote:
> On 2014-06-12 Paul Sierks wrote:
>> Last meeting we spoke about SSL for a brief few minutes as a result
>> of the self signed one we saw. Just thought I'd share with the group
>> where that $25 / 5 year is.
>>
>> https://www.ssls.com/comodo-ssl-certificates/positivessl.html
> That's dirt cheap.  Have you bought one?  Can you vouch that they are
> root CA'd in every major browser / platform?  That's always the big
> problem when I see non-big-guy CA's.  If only half (or less!) of the
> browsers have their root CA then might as well just self-sign.
>
> I'm a reseller for Tucows/OpenSRS for certs and am always shocked how
> expensive the big-name certs cost... COST!  Not even talking about what
> I'd have to charge to make even a small profit.  Surely either a) the
> big guys give you something the unknowns do not, or b) big-guy's cert
> prices must inevitably fall to remain competitive, or c) the big-guys
> don't care or think most people will never find cheaper certs.
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