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A few reasons to avoid StartSSL

• donmcronald 13y ago
  My experience getting a personal code signing certificate with Comodo was just as bad, but their support had the English language skills of a 5 year old and they offered fewer options for verification. For me, they couldn't even find my phone number on my bill and asked me to highlight it and re-send it. Plus, they were absolutely fixated on getting a phone bill that showed the logo of my service provider. I've had the same phone number for 10+ years and even offered to arrange for them to call my phone company and verify the info. Nope! After days I got fed up and used Photoshop to merge an old paper bill that had logos with a current PDF bill that didn't have logos. They don't care about verifying your identity. All they want to do is follow a pre-determined checklist of criteria so they can cover their ass and take your money. As an added bonus, the Windows 8 SmartScreen Filter treats personal code signing certificates that aren't popular the same as unsigned code.
• brubaker 13y ago
  That guy sounds like an incredibly whiny douchebag.
  • DenisM 13y ago
    Try addressing the arguments he is making, instead of his personality.
    • brubaker 13y ago
      His argument is: this process is annoying, difficult and takes actual effort. As extra validation is. It is a pain in the ass. Get over it. He was the one to make the commentary on the process showcasing his personality so it's open season on that dialogue.