Techie question

[laurierobey]

Okay, Verisign wants $1,000 for a 128-bit SSL certificate. GoDaddy offers a High-Assurance SSL Certificate for less than $100. Is there any reason not to get the certificate from GoDaddy (and I'm seriously asking if anyone knows some reason why they're so cheap or why Verisign is so expensive). Is there something Verisign has/does that GoDaddy doesn't? Is there any reason why Verisign is better?

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[laurie-robey.livejournal.com]

The ironic thing I've discovered is there are two other "Trusted CAs," big ones: GeoTrust and Thawte. Both are now owned by VeriSign. A little market cornering going on there...