> From: "Dave Howe" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Date: Thu, 25 Sep 2003 09:37:55 +0100
> Joel Sing wrote:
> > Hi Adam,
> > I believe they have, at least to a large degree. InstantSSL
> > (www.instantssl.com) sell 128-bit certificates for $49USD/annum.
> > Certainly far cheaper than the VeriSign or Thawte
ember 25, 2003 4:38 AM
To: Email List: Cryptography
Subject: Re: why are CAs charging so much for certs anyway? (Re: End of the
line for Ireland's dotcom star)
Joel Sing wrote:
> Hi Adam,
> I believe they have, at least to a large degree. InstantSSL
> (www.instantssl.com) sell 128-b
Ed Gerck <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>PRICING STRATEGY: CAs should keep their prices high and find ways to add
>price to current products (eg, offering insurance, different certificate
>classes, benefits for CRL access, etc.) -- because the potentially difficult
>mid-term future of such business i
Joel Sing wrote:
> Hi Adam,
> I believe they have, at least to a large degree. InstantSSL
> (www.instantssl.com) sell 128-bit certificates for $49USD/annum.
> Certainly far cheaper than the VeriSign or Thawte equivalent. This is
> their 'base' level service which comes with a $50USD warranty, email
On Wed, 24 Sep 2003 15:33:56 -0700, thus spake Adam Back
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
: You'd have thought there would be plenty of scope for certs to be sold
: for a couple of $ / year. Eg. by one of the registrars bundling a
: cert with your domain registration. I mean if someone can provide DNS
: serv
Hi Adam,
That was my point and why I said I don't see any reason cert prices
with reasonable competition couldn't fall to a few dollars/year.
I believe they have, at least to a large degree. InstantSSL
(www.instantssl.com) sell 128-bit certificates for $49USD/annum. Certainly
far cheaper than th
On Wed, Sep 24, 2003 at 05:40:38PM -0700, Ed Gerck wrote:
> Yes, there is a good reason for CAs to charge so much for certs.
> I hope this posting is able to set this clear once and for all.
>
> [zero risk, zero cost, zero liability, zero regulatory burden]
> 9. Product Price: At Will.
>
> There
Yes, there is a good reason for CAs to charge so much for certs.
I hope this posting is able to set this clear once and for all.
FOREWORD: It's often said that a good lawyer should be able to argue
both sides of an issue... Though I am not a lawyer, I believe it is
instructive to see things
Adam Back wrote:
> You'd have thought there would be plenty of scope for certs to be sold
> for a couple of $ / year.
Excuse me? Why are they being sold "per year" in the
first place?
It's not as if there are any root servers to run!
Outrageous!
:-)
iang
Saw this on theregister.co.uk: geotrust is undercutting veri$ign at
$159/cert vs $350/cert by verisign and $199 by Thawte (which as you
note is just a verisign brand at this point).
http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/67/33009.html
You'd have thought there would be plenty of scope for ce
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