Several paid-for certificates from a few CAs do just the same. If you're paying $0 for a certificate, don't expect more than ~$0 worth of identity checks! It a

Several paid-for certificates from a few CAs do just the same. If you're paying $0 for a certificate, don't expect more than ~$0 worth of identity checks! It also highlights a critical SSL issue; there's really little strength in the concept of a certificate proving the identity of anyone.