RE: FN-FORUM: "Unable to verify as a trusted site"

date posted 5th May 2008 07:58

> On Sunday 04 May 2008 21:22:18 Lee Rickler wrote:
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> > I think the problem is that they have purchased a cert from Go Daddy
> > ("because they were the cheapest") so I am trying to get them to buy
> a
> > proper one from Verisign or similar.
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> What does the signing chain for the certificate show?
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> In any case there's plenty of cheap SSL certs available that are
> "proper".
> I'm not sure exactly what Verisign etc. give you apart from the =
feeling
> that it's reassuringly expensive.
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> Sam M of Wired Eyes sells certs - I've not yet bought one off him but =
I
> intend to once the client in question gets the necessary Round Tuit.

Thanks for the mention Dom. :)

I doubt it is a problem with the go daddy certificate itself, most
commercial Certificates these days should work in 99% of browsers. I =
suspect
the certificate simply hasn't been installed properly.

Some certificates are called linked or chained certificates (ones that
aren't issued by a root certificate authority) and require two =
certificates
to be installed. This may be the case here or it may be that your guy =
simply
hasn't installed it correctly (Or at all).

Buying a VeriSign cert will make absolutely no difference to the quality =
of
the certificate or the level of security it offers, you'll just be out =
of
pocket and your just paying for a name that=92s all.

We sell RapidSSL certificates for =A38 per year. They are single root =
issued
certificates so don=92t need a chain (Issued by the same root authority =
as
GeoTrust certs incidentally)

The only time I would say you might want to pay more that that is if you
want more TRUST. That is if you want to have for example a dynamic site =
seal
that gives the impression of more trust in the certificate or if you =
want
that lovely green address bar in IE (Called Extended Validation or EV) =
which
might give the impression of more trust for your visitor.

Regards=20
Sam Morgan=20
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