Greed has been the cost driver, which is why plugging "*.domain.com" into the subject field instead of "domain.com" costs 10x more money. DigiCert for example

Greed has been the cost driver, which is why plugging "*.domain.com" into the subject field instead of "domain.com" costs 10x more money. DigiCert for example is owned by private venture capitalists. They expect as much rent-seeking as possible to get a return on their investment.