From: "Stuart D. Gathman" <stuart(_at_)bmsi(_dot_)com>
Verisign FUD notwithstanding, they do not have monopoly on SSL
certificates.
We just include a (hidden) link to our very own CA cert on our web site.
Yeah,
I know. Kind of defeats the whole purpose of the CA system. However,
customers that know us personally are willing to do so, and a surprising
number
of strangers as well.
For a larger audience, we would buy a certificate from just about anyone
except Verisign. Their prices seem to be most useful as a benchmark of
the
most that anyone would every pay for a cert.
You miss the point Stuart - the facility should be free - otherwise you hurt
the individual user and small businesses. There should be absolutely no
charge at all - anything else immediately alienates the facility from the
vast majority of small users -- like me :-)
Slainte,
JohnP.
johnp(_at_)idimo(_dot_)com
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