Comments on: Microsoft adds free root certificate authority to Windows

By: 8 Microsoft Ca Sites | MK Computing

8 Microsoft Ca Sites | MK Computing — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 04:43:30 +0000

[...] Microsoft adds free root certificate authority to Windows .Oct 10, 2009 @Fowl: Microsoft has added the whole of StartCom as a root CA so all their signed certificates are [...]

By: Bingo

Bingo — Thu, 25 Aug 2011 23:12:44 +0000

Seems to be a shameful plug!
Thanks for the FREE SSL certificates StartCom. Very much appreciated.

By: Peter Engrav

Peter Engrav — Sat, 20 Nov 2010 20:10:52 +0000

I’ve been using a self-signed CA for years now to issue cert to my (at home, yeah, I know, weirdo) Exchange install. Means trusting that cert from a variety of other machines. Kinda lame. And as far as I can tell impossible on new Windows phones – it appears you’re stuck using “real” CAs. So finding this was a Good Thing. I believe I’ve now got a “real” cert attached to my email server and it appears to work from a variety of machines. But the phone still chokes.

By: Todd Wilson

Todd Wilson — Mon, 01 Nov 2010 16:47:56 +0000

I’ve used several different SSL companies over the years and I can honestly say that http://www.clickssl.com has the absolute best customer support of the bunch. I purchased a Geotrust True Business ID and made a mistake when generating the CSR. I was pleasantly surprised when live chat support immediately responded with live chat support (late at night) and began the process to resolve the issue. This is one of the few companies I’ve dealt with that is actually there for you 24/7. Because their prices are so low, I expected service to be compromised.

By: ColtonCat

ColtonCat — Sun, 21 Mar 2010 17:35:56 +0000

@Edison: You really should talk to Eddy about your experiences. I found him incredibly helpful – you are right the startSSL website is a bit clunky, but heck, have you tried Verisign/Thawte’s site (which has just had an overhall) they (Thawte) were still using the original interface that Mark Shuttleworth wrote back in the days before selling to Verisign.

Point I am making is you now have a viable lower cost alternative that is a REAL certificate. It really irritates me when people add the sort of comments and inferences that you just have when in reality there are thousands of people who navigate startSSL’s site just fine (as you can tell from the comments on this post). I think your inability to do so is related to a skill problem on your side coupled wiht an inability to ask for help. It is really just your loss (the fee you will be paying to the other ones) and your choice to do so to compensate for your inability to work with the startSSL site.

Thanks for sharing tho.

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Thu, 21 Jan 2010 02:58:44 +0000

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Getting Started with Encryption » Along the Way… — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 16:26:38 +0000

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By: edison battery

edison battery — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 02:00:22 +0000

startssl website is just not user-friendly, I must have signed up over 6 times. each time, I did something else it didnt like. many time ‘Page could not be displayed’ and just when I think Im about to get my certificate, i get an email saying it has been revoked. I Will not try anymore, after all the wasted time. startssl may be ready, but their delivery method is not ready for prime time. I am removing them from my trusted certs, the whole process was ‘mickey mouse’ GET A REAL CERT. PEOPLE, or get some Tylenol.

By: Eddy Nigg

Eddy Nigg — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 10:46:01 +0000

Why include a link to http://www.ssl247.com/ which has nothing to do with Free certificates, Jamie? Is this intentional?

By: Jamie Gellar

Jamie Gellar — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 10:03:40 +0000

For the predominant number of start-ups, like myself and smaller organisations and sites, the fees charged by the likes of Thawte and Verisign (although trusted and consumer recognised) are out of the financial reach for the many similar sized organisations. So Free SSL Certificates are really taking off in an open source battle. I know Startcom for example has had a lot of support from Microsoft recently, with the IE browser closing the gap on the support of SSL certification already at hand from rival browsers such as Firefox, Safari, Chrome etc.