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

[Paul E. Robichaux]

Comodo is a sub-CA of GTE, so it's pretty decent. On my machines here, I did
have to install their subordinate CA cert, but it was a simple matter to add
it to the AD CTL.

-----Original Message-----
From: owner-cryptography at metzdowd.com
[mailto:owner-cryptography at metzdowd.com] On Behalf Of Dave Howe
Sent: Thursday, September 25, 2003 4:38 AM
To: Email List: Cryptography
Subject: Re: why are CAs charging so much for certs anyway? (Re: End of the
line for Ireland's dotcom star)

Joel Sing wrote:
> Hi Adam,
> 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.
What is their browser coverage like?

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