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Thanks for clarifying! Will a free StartSSL certificate trigger an 'untrusted source' warning from the browser? Also, will a free certificate be adequate for

Thanks for clarifying! Will a free StartSSL certificate trigger an 'untrusted source' warning from the browser? Also, will a free certificate be adequate for encrypting authentication data in a web API?

JoachimSchipper 15y ago
StartSSL is completely fine for those goals. Pretty much the only effect of an EV certificate is the green bar. (Which is easily worth $150/yr if you're doing millions in e-commerce, of course!)
- RyanMcGreal 15y ago
  Excellent - thank you!
- RyanMcGreal 15y ago
  By the way, I went ahead and got a free StartSSL certificate. So far it seems to work fine. Thanks again for your feedback.
ifyouwillit 15y ago
should be ok for a web API, but for an e-commerce site, you'll likely want a recognized CA.