SSL Certs... What're the significant differences amongst the services?

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  • galleryseek
    Confirmed User
    • Mar 2002
    • 8234

    #1

    SSL Certs... What're the significant differences amongst the services?

    I see verisign.com sells them for like $800+ a year...

    then thawte.com for $200

    then digicert.com for $99



    what are the differences here? speed? downtime, etc etc?

    and, once i make a decision, how long does it take to have it ready.. is it instant?

    thanks.
  • galleryseek
    Confirmed User
    • Mar 2002
    • 8234

    #2
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    • pornoshare
      Confirmed User
      • Dec 2003
      • 237

      #3
      I got SSL certificates and code signing certificates from Globalsign and they are the biggest pack of fucking morons I have ever dealt with in my life. Whatever you do dont use them.

      I have heard good things about Thawte.

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      • juicylinks
        So Fucking Banned
        • Apr 2001
        • 122992

        #4
        get this also


        http://www.trustlogo.com/

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        • icedemon
          Confirmed User
          • Jun 2003
          • 1022

          #5
          Speed and downtime have nothing to do with a secure certificate. It's mainly which browsers trust which secure certificate companies. There isn't much difference with the cheap ones as the expensive ones. Some of them you pay extra to show a seal.

          For example here is a list of which browsers trust the InstantSSL certificate.
          http://www.instantssl.com/ssl-certif...orth%20America
          Clips4Sale.com

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          • raymor
            Confirmed User
            • Oct 2002
            • 3745

            #6
            With any of the major names, such as Thawte, Verisign, and Geotrust,
            there is o difference at all in what you're buying.
            Bascially you're just paying a bribe to Microsoft so that IE
            will trust your cert. All the major browsers trust certs from
            all of the big three companies.
            You can compare, then, based on price and how much hassle
            it takes to get you cert.

            As you mentioned, versisign is expensive as shit.
            So that basically leaves Thawte and GeoTrust.
            I can get you a deal on a GeoTrust cert that's better than what
            you get buying from them directly, and without as much hassle.

            Thawte:
            1 year $199
            2 years $349


            GeoTrust:
            1 year $159.00
            2 years $278.00
            3 years $398.00


            GeoTrust bought through me:
            1 year $139.00
            2 years $238.00
            3 years $318.00
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            • galleryseek
              Confirmed User
              • Mar 2002
              • 8234

              #7
              Originally posted by raymor
              With any of the major names, such as Thawte, Verisign, and Geotrust,
              there is o difference at all in what you're buying.
              Bascially you're just paying a bribe to Microsoft so that IE
              will trust your cert. All the major browsers trust certs from
              all of the big three companies.
              You can compare, then, based on price and how much hassle
              it takes to get you cert.

              As you mentioned, versisign is expensive as shit.
              So that basically leaves Thawte and GeoTrust.
              I can get you a deal on a GeoTrust cert that's better than what
              you get buying from them directly, and without as much hassle.

              Thawte:
              1 year $199
              2 years $349


              GeoTrust:
              1 year $159.00
              2 years $278.00
              3 years $398.00


              GeoTrust bought through me:
              1 year $139.00
              2 years $238.00
              3 years $318.00
              you have aim/icq/msn?

              aim: dreamache
              icq: 153785636
              msn/email: [email protected]

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