why are CAs charging so much for certs anyway? (Re: End of the line for Ireland's dotcom star)

[Joel Sing]

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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