ok letsencrypt do not do EV certs [1] Regarding EV certs, according to globalsign *EV SSL Certificates provide the strongest encryption level available and enable the organization behind a website to present its own verified identity to website visitors. EV SSL Certificates offer a stronger guarantee that the owner of the website passed a thorough, and globally standardized, identity verification process defined within the EV guidelines (a set of vetting principles and policies ratified by the CA/Browser forum).*
translated: do you have a heartbeat and a credit card [1]: https://letsencrypt.org/docs/faq/ On Fri, Aug 10, 2018 at 2:26 PM Wallace Turner <[email protected]> wrote: > why not use lets encrypt ? (is there an echo in here?) > especially since its for a dev site... i havent yet seen a good argument > against these certs (i've heard bad ones like 'they're not as good because > i just paid money for one') > > and since its a friday and a rant is due... call me a whacko but i can > imagine a time where we tell an amazed crowd that we 'once used to pay $200 > for an ssl cert' > > On Fri, Aug 10, 2018 at 7:26 AM David Connors <[email protected]> wrote: > >> That's very cheap for EV - I doubt you'd do better. >> >> On Fri, 10 Aug 2018 at 09:08 Greg Keogh <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Folks, the renewal price of my Comodo EV SSL has risen this year from >>> $US99 up to $US149, and it seems to be their cheapest option. It's still >>> really cheap compared to the other "big names" which are 2x to 10x times >>> the price. Before I renew though, I thought it might be worth asking a >>> Friday question in here just in case someone knows of cheaper alternatives >>> --* Greg K* >>> >>> P.S. And yes, I do want the EV type of cert. I'm only using the cert on >>> my development site, but it makes me and others feel warm and snuggly when >>> we see the green bar. >>> >> -- >> David Connors >> [email protected] | @davidconnors | https://t.me/davidconnors | LinkedIn >> | +61 417 189 363 >> >
