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Is there some news here? I'm a huge fan of this idea but until it actually launches I don't see any point getting too excited about it. In a more general sense
by zmmmmm 12y ago
Is there some news here? I'm a huge fan of this idea but until it actually launches I don't see any point getting too excited about it.
In a more general sense, why have none of the larger players, who, I would have thought could easily do it, not ventured into this space?
Why are Google, Amazon, Microsoft, etc. not offering me free SSL certs based on their own existing ability to verify my identity in so many ways, far better than letsencrypt or anybody else, really? I'm really curious about what is the barrier here that makes this so hard that basically nobody is doing it? And if those barriers are so high, why is StartSSL able to do it?
- nzp 12y agoStartSSL is able to do it because they cut out the nickle and dimeing BS. They state it clearly on their page, it costs them practically nothing to issue their class 1 certificates because the process is automated, so they simply don't charge for it. I would guess it's easy for them to do it since it's their business anyway. As for the others, it's probably too much of a hassle to set up and maintain a public CA.