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What is the best way to obtain a ssl certificate? I have a small business and paying hundreds of dollars online is something I'd rather not do if I could help it.
Welcome to the world of SSL... Verisign are really proud of themselves for sure. GeoTrust is a cheaper alternative. FreeSSL is cheaper still, and while I have a relative who uses FreeSSL, I personally have no experience with them.
There's nothing to stop you from signing your own certificate, but any sanely designed Web browser will warn the user about the cert not being signed by a trusted authority (if you don't mind that it's OK). Unfortunately, to get a cery from a trusted authority, you need to follow sigsegv's post and prepare to open the pocketbook.
Here's a hint, you can self-sign certs on servers you use internally, and only shell out for servers your customers interact with. Depending on your setup, this may save you some money.
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