Darin,
It's a steal :)
The primary issue with GoDaddy certs deals with Mac's. GoDaddy has no
support prior to OS X 10.3.4 (they are currently on 10.4.x). There's a
lot of Mac's that will not be able to make use of GoDaddy certs properly
(warning). I would not use GoDaddy certs for ecommerce for that
reason. There are some other more minor shortcomings for GoDaddy as
well, however GoDaddy supports mobile browsers whereas GeoTrust has
chosen not to support them with their cheaper certs (RapidSSL). You
would be best off using GeoTrust branded certs if mobile apps are
necessary for your use. GoDaddy is also chained, and only newer Web
servers will support them (SSL v3 support required).
I would personally write off GoDaddy for at least two more years in
order for old software to become less common except for private/limited
use. The fact that RapidSSL is cheaper through Servertastic makes it a
no-brainier for me. I also don't really care for customers ordering
these on their own, and I include my labor in the price that I pass on
to my customers instead of having them purchase one elsewhere and
require me to hold their hands through the process.
Matt
Darin Cox wrote:
Well.. $10-$13.95/yr. That's quite a deal.
We have not had any trouble at all with the GoDaddy intermediate cert,
and it is a one-time installation, but it sounds like RapidSSL is
cheaper, turns them around just as fast, and has the advantage of the
root cert so no need to install the intermediate cert.
Darin.
----- Original Message -----
*From:* Matt <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
*To:* [email protected]
<mailto:[email protected]>
*Sent:* Tuesday, January 16, 2007 8:32 AM
*Subject:* Re: [IMail Forum] OT: SSL Cert's
Anthony,
RapidSSL is owned by GeoTrust and uses their root so it is recognized
with every browser that GeoTrust is. GoDaddy's certs do not have the
same browser coverage as GeoTrust/RapidSSL, and it therefore they
aren't as good as they look.
To boot, a place called ServerTastic has unbelievable prices on the
certs. Just buy your credits from them:
http://www.servertastic.com/store/product.asp?numRecordPosition=1&P_ID=222
Domains that aren't flagged by their anti-fraud measures (things like
"bank" or "finance" in the domain name) take about 3 minutes from
start to finish if you have everything in front of you.
Matt
Anthony Polselli wrote:
Someone here mentioned RapidSSL.com for SSL cert's, they are a lot
cheaper then Verisign. But in searching the net, godaddy.com has one
for $19.99 per year, and another for $89.99 per year. Has anyone
used RapidSSL or GoDaddy and had good luck? Any problems with using
them? What do others use?
Thanks,
Anthony Polselli
Matrix Information Systems, Inc.
Phone: (858) 202-0300
