Ask HN: Recommended SSL CA?

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by tfb • 12 years ago

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I've had mixed experiences with a couple of different certificate authorities (Comodo and StartSSL) and began searching for some reviews, but I'm seeing a lot of sites that appear to be pretty biased for marketing purposes. So I figure why not ask HN, a reputable source for this kind of info.

I'm not looking for anything high-end since it's just for my SaaS startup that is not yet live and paying for itself. If things take off, I'll probably upgrade the cert, but for now, an easy to install cert for under $100 is probably ideal. What would you recommend these days?

nodata• 12 years ago

Get a cert from Namecheap or gandi.

nmjohn• 12 years ago

All SSL certs are essentially the same, within the three(ish) main classes. And the price can vary 1000% within each as well, because the entire CA industry is a complete sham.

If you just need a basic cert, either your domain registar (to keep everything in one place, assuming the price is at least competitive) or ssls.com (cheapssl.com) - If you are paying more than $10 you're being ripped off.

The next class is the wildcard variety. You'll pay a bit more for this, but the one cert will handle any subdomain on the primary domain you register. If I remember correctly these are around $80-90.

Finally, to get the green bar in URL bar, you would need an extended validation. SSLs.com has these for like $125, but I know I have seen them for under $100 elsewhere.

akg_67• 12 years ago

I use the free basic SSL certificate from StartSSL for my crowdlending analytics site PeerCube. I haven't had any issues or need to look somewhere else. I am actually thinking of getting another one for a new site I am building.

Ask HN: Recommended SSL CA?

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