I just confirmed with Geotrust, there is no *technical* reason for no QuickSSL Wildcard, but they had made that business decision, based on branding complexities that this may pose (which flavour of wildcard etc). I have let them know this is something we have been asked about.
So, the answer in the short term is there isn't one, but if there is demand, it might warrant them revisiting that decision. Kim Phelan Digital Certificates Product Manager Tucows, Inc. -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Adam Selene Sent: Tuesday, April 01, 2003 3:24 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Wildcards in QuickSSL Certs James Hsiung wrote: > Yes, the TrueBusiness Wildcard is slightly more expensive than the > QuickSSL, but it also provides you with the room to grow, especially if > you are planning to secure multiple sub-domains off the same base domain. $449 versus $69 to be exact. You would need 7 subdomains to make it a cost effective alternative. However the real difference (which I wanted to avoid) is the time and cost involved with the "identity verification". Why don't they offer a QuickSSL Wildcard flavor? > The Geotrust wildcard allows you to secure *unlimited* number of > sub-domains, as long at they are 1) on the same server and 2) under the same > base domain. Actually there is no technical requirement for same server (you just might run into difficulties if they are different platforms). You run into this into any load- balancing scenario. You just export the certificate w/ private key and import it onto the other machines. Adam
