SSL certs are now $1400 a year - GoFuckYourself.com

ThunderBalls · 12-25-2006, 10:16 PM

Thanks to Microsoft all sites running SSL will now be forced to purchase Extended Validation SSL Certificates for their sites if they want to come across as legit. Next month IE7 will start displaying a green 'safe' bar only on secure sites that have EV certs installed, and of course these certs are $1400 from Verisign. These are basically the same certs that cost $125 five years ago. I hope IE dies a very fast death.

who · 12-25-2006, 10:17 PM

It's all because of GWB.

marketsmart · 12-25-2006, 11:59 PM

hmm... if this is true.... fuck MS.... $100 for a cert is dumb enough, but $1400 is rape...

baddog · 12-26-2006, 10:36 AM

have a link?

Screaming · 12-26-2006, 10:37 AM

need a link on this.

Not shocking at all honestly. Why wouldnt they do it? They want an extra penny, they know how to find one.

Nasty · 12-26-2006, 11:07 AM

Thawte EV certs are 900.00

tranza · 12-26-2006, 11:18 AM

Yeah, where's the link?

ThunderBalls · 12-26-2006, 11:28 AM

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061224/...ernet_padlocks

Radiate · 12-26-2006, 12:02 PM

yeah I heard about this, not good

Radiate · 12-26-2006, 12:10 PM

double fucking post

borked · 12-26-2006, 12:23 PM

A goddam this shit - it's bad enough having to pay shit when a self-signed cert would do just as well, but this is just nuts.

Unfortunatately, the world and his dig are all sheep - the majority haven't even heard of FireFox.

One can only hope that some justice system calls fuckedup on this - like the EU did on WMP bundling....

borked · 12-26-2006, 12:25 PM

A goddam this shit - it's bad enough having to pay shit when a self-signed cert would do just as well, but this is just nuts.

Unfortunatately, the world and his dig are all sheep - the majority haven't even heard of FireFox.

One can only hope that some justice system calls fuckedup on this - like the EU did on WMP bundling....

woj · 12-26-2006, 12:29 PM

shit, that's fucked :-/

woj · 12-26-2006, 12:31 PM

shit, that's fucked :-/

TheDoc · 12-26-2006, 12:59 PM

This doesn't really affect me. The billers have to purchase the ssl ticket, I can still use the cheap one for webmasters and general bs spots throughout my sites. I can pull down all ssl tickets on my side and sales don't stop or drop.

Just another reason why FF is slowly overtaking IE.

Jace · 12-26-2006, 01:01 PM

well, the best thing to do is educate people on your sites about what is happening and why you don't have the "green bar"

wyldworx · 12-26-2006, 01:02 PM

The industry is earning good dollars, so what do they do? Everyone cashes in on the deal!

Masterchief · 01-08-2007, 05:00 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TheDoc

This doesn't really affect me. The billers have to purchase the ssl ticket, I can still use the cheap one for webmasters and general bs spots throughout my sites. I can pull down all ssl tickets on my side and sales don't stop or drop.

Just another reason why FF is slowly overtaking IE.

Sorry to burst your bubble, but Firefox, opera and safari are implementing the same thing, IE just happens to be the first to add it in. No one is forcing anyone to buy one, but if you want your customers to feel confident when pulling out their cards online then you'll have to bite the costs. Not sure why everyone is claiming they cost $1,400 when you can find them for less than $400 a year with minimal effort.

directfiesta · 01-08-2007, 08:23 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Masterchief

Sorry to burst your bubble, but Firefox, opera and safari are implementing the same thing, IE just happens to be the first to add it in. No one is forcing anyone to buy one, but if you want your customers to feel confident when pulling out their cards online then you'll have to bite the costs. Not sure why everyone is claiming they cost $1,400 when you can find them for less than $400 a year with minimal effort.

Can it be shared, like for 3 shopping carts owned by the same company and hosted on the same IP.

A link to your 400.00 one would be nice.

Also, in IE7, when you click to checkout on the old SSL, you get a BIG warning page worded in such a way that it is just a little short of calling you a scammer and a phisher ....

This really stinks.

IWantU_Jeff · 01-08-2007, 10:51 AM

& its just to make the address bar green. which might be better because right now if its not secure it goes Red. The everyday surfer when they see bright red everywhere will prolly not purchase. just my thoughts...

Lycanthrope · 01-08-2007, 12:08 PM

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/10...ed_validation/
http://it.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=06/10/25/2046225

You can get them here for $499.00 http://www.instantssl.com/

interracialtoons · 01-08-2007, 12:21 PM

If many surfers are like me then who gives a shit.

I don't pay attention to that cert shit on a site because I figure it is bullshit.
I get invalid cert from sites that I know are good and trusted.

interracialtoons · 01-08-2007, 12:22 PM

Example: click:

https://google.com/adsense/

chaze · 01-08-2007, 12:32 PM

Wow, that is interesting.

But at least it will weed out the fake ssl's better. You can always do a self signed SSL for free too if you have a dedicated i.p.

12-25-2006, 10:16 PM	#1
ThunderBalls So Fucking Banned Industry Role: Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Mesosphere Posts: 2,926	SSL certs are now $1400 a year Thanks to Microsoft all sites running SSL will now be forced to purchase Extended Validation SSL Certificates for their sites if they want to come across as legit. Next month IE7 will start displaying a green 'safe' bar only on secure sites that have EV certs installed, and of course these certs are $1400 from Verisign. These are basically the same certs that cost $125 five years ago. I hope IE dies a very fast death.

12-26-2006, 10:37 AM	#5
Screaming I can change this!!!!! Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 18,972	need a link on this. Not shocking at all honestly. Why wouldnt they do it? They want an extra penny, they know how to find one. __________________

12-26-2006, 11:07 AM	#6
Nasty Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Sunny Fucking California Posts: 1,575	Thawte EV certs are 900.00 __________________ “Ours is a world of nuclear giants and ethical infants. We know more about war than we know about peace, more about killing than we know about living. If we continue to develop our technology without wisdom or prudence, our servant may prove to be our executioner.” ― Omar Bradley (1948)

12-26-2006, 11:18 AM	#7
tranza ICQ: 197-556-237 Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: BRASIL !!! Posts: 57,559	Yeah, where's the link? __________________ I'm just a newbie.

12-26-2006, 12:02 PM	#9
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12-25-2006, 10:17 PM	#2
who So Fucking Banned Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: ICQ #23642053 Posts: 19,593	It's all because of GWB.

12-25-2006, 11:59 PM	#3
marketsmart HOMICIDAL TROLL KILLER Industry Role: Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Sunnybrook Institution for the Criminally Insane Posts: 20,419	hmm... if this is true.... fuck MS.... $100 for a cert is dumb enough, but $1400 is rape...

12-26-2006, 10:36 AM	#4
baddog So Fucking Banned Industry Role: Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: the beach, SoCal Posts: 107,089	have a link?

12-26-2006, 11:28 AM	#8
ThunderBalls So Fucking Banned Industry Role: Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Mesosphere Posts: 2,926	http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061224/...ernet_padlocks

12-26-2006, 12:10 PM	#10
Radiate Confirmed User Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: the center Posts: 1,454	double fucking post __________________ icq 199437756 - contact me if you need a solid hosting solution Last edited by Radiate; 12-26-2006 at 12:12 PM..

12-26-2006, 12:23 PM	#11
borked Totally Borked Industry Role: Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 6,284	A goddam this shit - it's bad enough having to pay shit when a self-signed cert would do just as well, but this is just nuts. Unfortunatately, the world and his dig are all sheep - the majority haven't even heard of FireFox. One can only hope that some justice system calls fuckedup on this - like the EU did on WMP bundling.... __________________ For coding work - hit me up on andy // borkedcoder // com (consider figuring out the email as test #1) All models are wrong, but some are useful. George E.P. Box. p202

12-26-2006, 12:25 PM	#12
borked Totally Borked Industry Role: Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 6,284	A goddam this shit - it's bad enough having to pay shit when a self-signed cert would do just as well, but this is just nuts. Unfortunatately, the world and his dig are all sheep - the majority haven't even heard of FireFox. One can only hope that some justice system calls fuckedup on this - like the EU did on WMP bundling.... __________________ For coding work - hit me up on andy // borkedcoder // com (consider figuring out the email as test #1) All models are wrong, but some are useful. George E.P. Box. p202

12-26-2006, 12:29 PM	#13
woj <&(©¿©)&> Industry Role: Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Chicago Posts: 47,882	shit, that's fucked :-/ __________________ Custom Software Development, email: woj#at#wojfun#.#com to discuss details or skype: wojl2000 or gchat: wojfun or telegram: wojl2000 Affiliate program tools: Hosted Galleries Manager Banner Manager Video Manager Wordpress Affiliate Plugin Pic/Movie of the Day Fansign Generator Zip Manager

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12-26-2006, 12:59 PM	#15
TheDoc Too lazy to set a custom title Industry Role: Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Currently Incognito Posts: 13,827	This doesn't really affect me. The billers have to purchase the ssl ticket, I can still use the cheap one for webmasters and general bs spots throughout my sites. I can pull down all ssl tickets on my side and sales don't stop or drop. Just another reason why FF is slowly overtaking IE. __________________ ~TheDoc - ICQ7765825 It's all disambiguation Last edited by TheDoc; 12-26-2006 at 01:00 PM..

12-26-2006, 01:01 PM	#16
Jace FBOP Class Of 2013 Industry Role: Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: bumfuck, ky Posts: 35,562	well, the best thing to do is educate people on your sites about what is happening and why you don't have the "green bar"

12-26-2006, 01:02 PM	#17
wyldworx So Fucking Banned Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: oz-trailer Posts: 5,144	The industry is earning good dollars, so what do they do? Everyone cashes in on the deal!

01-08-2007, 10:51 AM	#20
IWantU_Jeff Confirmed User Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Cold Cold Montreal Posts: 2,092	& its just to make the address bar green. which might be better because right now if its not secure it goes Red. The everyday surfer when they see bright red everywhere will prolly not purchase. just my thoughts... __________________ Jeffy B. ICQ: 463.180.179

01-08-2007, 12:08 PM	#21
Lycanthrope Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 4,517	http://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/10...ed_validation/ http://it.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=06/10/25/2046225 You can get them here for $499.00 http://www.instantssl.com/ __________________

01-08-2007, 12:21 PM	#22
interracialtoons Confirmed User Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 1,910	If many surfers are like me then who gives a shit. I don't pay attention to that cert shit on a site because I figure it is bullshit. I get invalid cert from sites that I know are good and trusted. __________________ Done.

01-08-2007, 12:22 PM	#23
interracialtoons Confirmed User Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 1,910	Example: click: https://google.com/adsense/ __________________ Done.

01-08-2007, 12:32 PM	#24
chaze Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 9,752	Wow, that is interesting. But at least it will weed out the fake ssl's better. You can always do a self signed SSL for free too if you have a dedicated i.p.