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?

Comments

the downside...according to sources...

[mammallamadevil.livejournal.com]

once you use GoDaddy on a server, you have to use it for all of your domains (so I have been told). I use GoDaddy and have not had any issues. Still, you have to go through a zillion advertisements to get what you want!

MLD

[hantamouse.livejournal.com]

Verisign root certificate is already installed in IE, GoDaddy certs will give users warnings until they decide to trust/install it? Maybe?

Will anyone trust it? GoDaddy security sounds to me like Fast Eddies Savings Bank.

Is GoDaddy income positive? Is it going to exist next year?

[hantamouse.livejournal.com]

Read your IE:InternetOptions:Content:Certificates:TrustedRoot for some ideas if you want to shop around.