________________________________ From: tclug-list-bounces at mn-linux.org on behalf of Tom Penney Sent: Fri 2/6/2004 3:48 PM To: TCLUG Subject: [TCLUG] OT ssl certificates I'm setting up https for the first time. (on linux/apache) Is there any real difference between a $49/year 128bit ssl certificate I can get from someplace like instantssl.com and the $895/year 128bit cert that Verisign sells? do I even need to pay $49/yr? I know I can sign my own but I don't want users getting browser messages about the certificate. ----- A lot of it has to do with the level of insurance coverage included. For $50/year you will notice that InstantSSL provides like $50 or $100 of coverage in case of data theft, etc. For that $900 you may get more coverage. Although, InstantSSL also offers more coverage should you desire. Supposedly InstantSSL is supported slightly less than Verisign, etc. but in the 8+ months I've used one of their certs I've never had an issue at all. Well worth the $50. And no, you can't get around the pop-ups..they have to show up at least once (and then your users will have to chose to accept your cert). -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: not available Type: application/ms-tnef Size: 3736 bytes Desc: not available Url : http://shadowknight.real-time.com/pipermail/tclug-list/attachments/20040206/5ab3119b/attachment.bin -------------- next part -------------- _______________________________________________ TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota http://www.mn-linux.org tclug-list at mn-linux.org https://mailman.real-time.com/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list