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$70 for a wildcard cert!? Where are you looking at? There's a shitload of AlphaSSL resellers that are much cheaper. I got 2 wildcard certs for $20/yr. Of course

by finnn 11y ago

$70 for a wildcard cert!? Where are you looking at? There's a shitload of AlphaSSL resellers that are much cheaper. I got 2 wildcard certs for $20/yr. Of course, there's really no need for a wildcard certificate, and StartCom gives out free, valid non-wildcard certs right now. On top of that, Lets Encrypt should simplify the process greatly.

nosefrog 11y ago
https://www.google.com/search?q=ssl+wildcard+certificate+cheap https://www.google.com/search?q=ssl+wildcard+certificate+che... I can't find anything lower than $60.
- finnn 11y ago
  Offers like [1] are all over the web. I think i saw one for $7/yr once, but that disappeared. [1] http://lowendtalk.com/discussion/39165/vmbox-co-openvz-ssd-cached-dual-e5-2620v2-free-wildcard-ssl-20-year-la-deal-with-2-v4-ips http://lowendtalk.com/discussion/39165/vmbox-co-openvz-ssd-c...
- ryan-c 11y ago
  http://www.garrisonhost.com/ssl-certificates/alphassl.html http://www.garrisonhost.com/ssl-certificates/alphassl.html $45 for a one year wildcard (not affiliated, but have bought a few certs from them without problems)
MichaelApproved 11y ago
People always tout StartCom as a free provider (which is really great) but they forget to mention that it's only free for personal use. StartCom offers the free (for personal use) Class 1 X.509 SSL certificate "StartSSL Free" http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/StartCom http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/StartCom
- finnn 11y ago
  Right, and for anything that is commercial, a <$10/yr SSL certificate shouldn't be a huge deal. It's not perfect, it should all be free, but saying cost is a barrier is BS, in my opinion.
  - MichaelApproved 11y ago
    < $10/year is generally if you go with a 3rd party seller. Trying to install that, as a non-technical person, is usually very hard. The 1-click installations that are provided by the hosts are usually more than that. Yes, even $50/year for a business in not that big a deal but so much of the market has international users where $50 is really expensive. There are also small time hobby/businesses where $50 makes an impact.

by finnn 11y ago

nosefrog 11y ago

https://www.google.com/search?q=ssl+wildcard+certificate+cheap https://www.google.com/search?q=ssl+wildcard+certificate+che... I can't find anything lower than $60.

finnn 11y ago
Offers like [1] are all over the web. I think i saw one for $7/yr once, but that disappeared. [1] http://lowendtalk.com/discussion/39165/vmbox-co-openvz-ssd-cached-dual-e5-2620v2-free-wildcard-ssl-20-year-la-deal-with-2-v4-ips http://lowendtalk.com/discussion/39165/vmbox-co-openvz-ssd-c...
ryan-c 11y ago
http://www.garrisonhost.com/ssl-certificates/alphassl.html http://www.garrisonhost.com/ssl-certificates/alphassl.html $45 for a one year wildcard (not affiliated, but have bought a few certs from them without problems)

MichaelApproved 11y ago

People always tout StartCom as a free provider (which is really great) but they forget to mention that it's only free for personal use. StartCom offers the free (for personal use) Class 1 X.509 SSL certificate "StartSSL Free" http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/StartCom http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/StartCom

finnn 11y ago
Right, and for anything that is commercial, a <$10/yr SSL certificate shouldn't be a huge deal. It's not perfect, it should all be free, but saying cost is a barrier is BS, in my opinion.
- MichaelApproved 11y ago
  < $10/year is generally if you go with a 3rd party seller. Trying to install that, as a non-technical person, is usually very hard. The 1-click installations that are provided by the hosts are usually more than that. Yes, even $50/year for a business in not that big a deal but so much of the market has international users where $50 is really expensive. There are also small time hobby/businesses where $50 makes an impact.