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Re: why are CAs charging so much for certs anyway? (Re: End of the line for Ireland's dotcom star)
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Adam Back)
Wed Sep 24 22:19:27 2003
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Date: Wed, 24 Sep 2003 19:18:06 -0700
From: Adam Back <adam@cypherspace.org>
To: Ed Gerck <egerck@nma.com>
Cc: cryptography@metzdowd.com, Adam Back <adam@cypherspace.org>
In-Reply-To: <3F723986.3D7AE638@nma.com>
On Wed, Sep 24, 2003 at 05:40:38PM -0700, Ed Gerck wrote:
> Yes, there is a good reason for CAs to charge so much for certs.
> I hope this posting is able to set this clear once and for all.
>
> [zero risk, zero cost, zero liability, zero regulatory burden]
> 9. Product Price: At Will.
>
> There is no reference in price for an array of 2 Kbytes. It can
> range from $5.00 to $500.00 or beyond.
Uh? The "why" argument you give is basically "price gouging"?
That was my point and why I said I don't see any reason cert prices
with reasonable competition couldn't fall to a few dollars/year.
(Ian: recurring billing is because they expire).
Adam
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