[Discuss] Are there any SSL certificate authorities that don't cost a king's ransom?

[vince at vkimball.com (Vince D. Kimball)]

There are places like cheapssls.com and gogetssl.com that resell Comodo
and GeoTrust SSL certificates for a lot less than retail.


> I'm pricing SSL certificates for my employer: we're talking about
> putting up a "donations" page, and that means using SSL.
>
> Symantec is charging for Beluga caviar and delivering fish eggs: over
> $700 per year.
>
> Thawte, their little-known-but-lower-priced subsidiary, wants $200/year,
> for a single domain.
>
> I want to know where I can get one for less. When I look at the list of
> certificates that Firefox came with, I'm sure that there is /someone/,
> /somewhere/, who can sign a certificate without asking my employer to
> grant them an annuity.
>
> I know that there are maybe-yes, maybe-no players in the game, but I
> can't use them. I need a certificate from someone who's already in
> /EVERY/ browser: in other words, I can only recommend a purchase from an
> established certificate authority, not someplace who is trying to become
> one. Having said /that/, I'll also say that I don't care if I use a
> company in South Africa or one in Beijing: I only care if the users see
> a lock icon.
>
> Bill
>
> --
> Bill Horne
> 339-364-8487
>
> _______________________________________________
> Discuss mailing list
> Discuss at blu.org
> http://lists.blu.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss
>