I know that tucows sell a 128bit SSL cert for $99 to their resellers, but i cant find anywhere that I can obtain one.

Does anyone know companies that offer tucows SSL certs or otherwise?

http://www.equifaxsecure.com/

they're about the cheapest, quality cert around at the moment...

Greg Moore

thanks
2 out of 2 recommendaions to them so far

i'll be sure to check them out.

I'm trying out the equifax one too. Will let you know if there are any problems. So far so good, but it isn't fully up yet.

yep they are looking good

any issues if i install the cert now and my server is going to be moved to verio in a couple of weeks?

Let me know how it goes as well, I need to get a CERT for my new website.

I've been using an equifax cert for months now.

fruitsalad,

make sure to make a backup of your certs on the server before the move because they are not included in the data migration that Daniel does. OR, just ask Daniel to make sure the certs are moved for you.

I just found this in my bookmarks, and thought you guys might like to be aware of it... Supposedly you can get an equifax cert for $68.

https://www.equifaxsecure.com/s3/process.html

Good luck, if anyone uses it let me know how it turns out for you.

Brian

woah
great find!!

thanks for sharing that
:D:D:D:D

Originally posted by tabernack
I've been using an equifax cert for months now.

fruitsalad,

make sure to make a backup of your certs on the server before the move because they are not included in the data migration that Daniel does. OR, just ask Daniel to make sure the certs are moved for you.

thanks tabernack

i'll be sure to watch out for that, wouldnt want to pay for another cert.

Originally posted by Brian Farkas
I just found this in my bookmarks, and thought you guys might like to be aware of it... Supposedly you can get an equifax cert for $68.

https://www.equifaxsecure.com/s3/process.html

Good luck, if anyone uses it let me know how it turns out for you.

Brian

I ordered mine through that link and did indeed get it for $68, even though the website said something about $79 as I was ordering.

I have installed it and don't have any problems. You can purchase it and move to any server so long as the domain name you use it one stays the same.

marvellous

thanks for all the responses

Hey,

www.globalsign.net sometimes offers secure certs for FREE :D for 1 year, each additional year costs 175 EURO
so if you are not in hurry take a look at www.globalsign.net


Thomas

Originally posted by fruitsalad
I know that tucows sell a 128bit SSL cert for $99 to their resellers, but i cant find anywhere that I can obtain one.

Does anyone know companies that offer tucows SSL certs or otherwise?
I would suggest you contact OpenSRS directly for a list of their RSPs that sell their digitial certificates.

Finding that information should be much easier in the near future. A few weeks ago, I made the suggestion to them that they include a list of their RSPs and also indicate which ones sell the certificates. They agreed it was a worthwhile addition to their site and said they would include it as soon as they could.

i've decided to go with equifaxsecure going on other peoples recommendations.

they seem very reputable.

They are reputable enough, though possibly not all that competent. Equifax is a long established corporation (going back to the 19th century) that deals with investigations and privacy issues in many ways. One of the major credit bureaus, CBI, is owned by them. I know first hand of many incompetencies there. I don't know if other divisions are as bad.

They also investigate on behalf of insurance companies and others. With the Internet having come into mainstream use, they have added products that seek to extend their range into online services.

Duster

Based on what you just replied, what kind of support should I be expecting from a SSL Certificate company? What possible problems may arise?

I'm not the best person to ask about that. Im sure others here can better answer that question for you.

I had several phone exchanges with equifax after ordering my cert before final delivery. I would have to say that their level of service was very good.

I actually got mine through Felix220 (member on the boards), you can contact him from the board or his site: http://telaserv.com to purchase one. I'm not sure he wants to become a secure cert. reseller or anything, but never hurts to ask.

I paid for it and he helped me install it and got it all working so when I say *I* did anything, I mean *he* did, F.Y.I. Without his help it probably wouldn't have worked. I checked today and it works flawlessly (Thanks David!!!). Whooo-hoooo!

We have tried equiefax before and have to mention here that their support is terrible. It will take ages to get the final delivery. We tried to talk to them over the phone and each guy put me on hold for next 15 mins assuring that he will transfer me to the right person... there is no right person in the company I guess, since I have to disconnect the line after long hold. Now we are back to Thawte.

Be sure you have plenty of time (1 month atleast) to get SSL if you are planning to buy with them

Note: this was long ago when their price was $45 per certificate. I am not sure if they have improved thier support. Honestly I don't want to discourage anyone to try them but felt necessary to mention our past experience.

m6.net,

Things have changed!! I got my cert in less than 5 days and that included a saturday and sunday. I talked to them on the phone at least 3, maybe 4 times, to make sure the details were straight, and was never on hold. I think things muste be a lot different now.

We've bought quite a few certs from Equifaxsecure now and they are a fantastic company to deal with.

Verisign did not even answer one out of several requests for info we sent them.

We have had certs issued in under two days and they provide an excellent set of cert. install instructions at their web site.

We haven't worked out a way to make money from them yet, but if anyone needs a hand please email me.

Cheers.. :D

I was planning to try and install it myself through the WHM/cpanel scripts. Any experiences with that?

I want the SSL cert to be a shared one by my clients, is there anything special I need to do or that I should know inorder that it be a shared one. Does this mean I have to put it on the main I.P of my dedicated server?

fruitsalad,

Equifaxsecure comes as two certificates,

a Web Server certificate,
a Business ID certificate..

There only needs to be one Business ID cert on each server to support any number of Web server certificates.

The first install we did worked like this; the web server cert was easy to install using the WHM script, BUT we required the kind assistance of one Mr CRego3D to install the Business ID cert, which was not done via the WHM.. if this is where you're at, we can communicate via email with details if you like.

All subsequent Web server certs have been installed easily through the WHM. We have not had this initial difficulty with any other server setups or admin scripts.

As far as sharing it goes, it will be valid for all the files and folders under 'one host only'

eg you can choose to cover say, secure.fruitsalad.com/ with folders and files under that, but it won't also cover anothername.fruitsalad.com/

You'd have to give your clients pages/files under only the one host/domain.

HOWEVER, you can buy a server wide cert that will cover everything associated with your 2nd Level domain. This of course is a tad more expensive.


:)

So when ordering from them they give you 2 certificates... a webserver cert and a business ID cert.

I am planning only to offer my clients in such a way as

https://secure.domain.com/~client

I'm already kind of confused for the WHM generating signing request Under

"Cert Info (this will be displayed when a user connects)"
Host to make cert for: ???

Do I put "domain.com" here or secure.domain.com?
I think its suppose to be secure.domain.com rite?

I think when I do go ahead with it I will take up your offer on the email help...the info about the business ID cert is news to me. Im not too keen on paying my hoster $150 for an installed cert (48bit thawte one i think)... :o

Hello,

This information is provided for those looking for the Tucows SSL Cert.

The URL that you want is: https://certs.tucows.com/promo.html

If you were looking for this link you would go through www.opensrs.net.

Tucows is currently offering their cert for free if you register 10 domains/month through them as a reseller. They will rebate the $99 fee, most likely to your reseller account.

I hope this helps.

Ginger