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Re: why are CAs charging so much for certs anyway? (Re: End of
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Joel Sing)
Wed Sep 24 22:56:30 2003
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Date: Thu, 25 Sep 2003 12:50:13 +1000
To: Adam Back <adam@cypherspace.org>
From: Joel Sing <joel@ionix.com.au>
Cc: cryptography@metzdowd.com
In-Reply-To: <20030925021806.GA9283@dual.cypherspace.org>
Hi Adam,
>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.
I believe they have, at least to a large degree. InstantSSL
(www.instantssl.com) sell 128-bit certificates for $49USD/annum. Certainly
far cheaper than the VeriSign or Thawte equivalent. This is their 'base'
level service which comes with a $50USD warranty, email based support and a
30 day refund/reissue policy. One of our clients uses one of their
certificates and we haven't had an issue with it.
Cheers,
Joel
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