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Why do we have to pay for an SSL certificate? Shouldn't it be free?

• JeremyBanks 12y ago
  https://letsencrypt.org/ https://letsencrypt.org/
• angersock 12y ago
  You would think so. The problem is that browsers have gone and made self-signed certs suspect, and yet not created, for example, a well-established foundation for signing such certs.
  • icebraining 12y ago
    It's exactly what they're doing with Let's Encrypt.
  • sergiotapia 12y ago
    Isn't this basically extortion then?
• tracker1 12y ago
  for now: https://www.startssl.com/?app=1 https://www.startssl.com/?app=1 coming soon: https://letsencrypt.org/ https://letsencrypt.org/ I'm sure there are others...