Re: [cobalt-users] Secure Certificate

["Jalon Q. Zimmerman" <jalonz@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Fri, 6 Dec 2002 03:52:02 -0000, B wrote
> > 
> > www.instantssl.com - $49 128-bit SSL certs. You 
need to follow their
> > instructions for setting up your apache to use them. But work like a
> > 
charm.
> > 
> > --
> > Robert
> 
> Might want to look at
> 
http://www.freessl.com/freeSSLfaqs.htm

The front page of the site is interesting in its 
instantssl comments.

The GeoTrust rep I talked to today said the freessl site was what 
GeoTrust setup to send people to when they asked about instantssl.com and the price 
difference.

What I thought was weird was how the freessl site spins the chained cert as being 
an inferior product (like non-sslv2 compatible - its not really a current issue) and how the 
certs are for low-volume, test and development sites.

Just exactly how does one 128-bit SSL 
certificate as opposed to another affect the volume of data it can encrypt? how can a true 128-
bit SSL cert be dev/test quality as opposed to production quality?

also, why is the website 
so cheesy? 2 products linking to the same faq? using a non-distributed CA so that a cert install 
box pops uppon ordering?

Its like every single element of the site is meant to discourage the 
customer from realizing that a chained cert is equally valid to a root-level one and that they 
are dealing with a sub-standard product.

so, rather than going with the $15 certs, I decided 
that I would rather pay $45 for a decent experience.

Oh yeah, instantssl.com gives you 
unlimited free live phone support for generation/installation, free lost cert 
regeneration and free CSR corrections.

Of course if you look at it from the top-3 CA 
standpoint, they probably arent differing their products on technology as much as the value-
added identity verification which means a lot in a corporate liability 
environment.

:)
jalon