[FX.php List] [off] SSL Certs

[Jonathan Schwartz]

Point taken..they all work.

Pushing this a bit further...it is the EV "Green Bar" that I am asking about.

Who has seen the need for it? That is the core of my question.

Jonathan

At 2:36 PM -0600 12/13/10, Andrew Denman wrote:
>The only discernable difference browsers show between different 
>types of certificates are the 'regular' and EV (normal vs. green 
>bar).  Otherwise they all work (from the end web user's perspective) 
>exactly the same in encrypting the session and making the lock icon 
>show up. I have not heard of anyone complaining about the source of 
>an SSL certificate, and we've used several companies in the past.
>
>There are differences in the service YOU receive from the SSL 
>providers in setting up and troubleshooting the certificate 
>installation.  I would pick someone based on the service you get and 
>any features of the SSL certificate that are important to your setup 
>(e.g.: number of server installations, reissues, SANs).
>
>Andrew Denman
>
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>
>I use RapidSSL also.  They are great.  It does take just a couple of 
>minutes...and that is the core of the question.  Are the 5 minute 
>certs viewed (by customers) as being as safe as the others that 
>might take 2 weeks?
>
>Sort of like getting a college degree through mail order versus the 
>the regular way.
>
>The answer for both ssl certs and college degrees is the same. It 
>depends on who is looking at the certificate.
>
>J
>
>At 11:01 AM -0600 12/13/10, Bob Patin wrote:
>>
>>
>>Whether there is a qualitative difference between Thawte and RapidSSL
>>is something I can't address; I will say, however, that getting a cert
>>from Thawte used to be a huge pain, and took two weeks; getting one
>>from RapidSSL takes about 5 minutes.
>>
>
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