What's the "best" (better) SSL certificate to get? I'm looking for something that won't display the dreaded error in IE. I'm preferably not looking for the most expensive, just the most effective for the price.

Thanks!

Moved to Ecommerce as it is more appropriate.

I have an SSL Cert from GoldRushWebHosting.com for 19.95/yr on one of my sites and I don't get any warning or error messages in IE ??? What warnings are you getting?

Which SSL certificate to get shouldn't matter that much these days. The goal of SSL is just to protect the data transfer from client to server. I bet most people never crack open the certificate and check what subject says.

If you got error in IE, it usually means something like server url doesn't match with the SSL, SSL is expired or your web server doesn't have immediate certificate installed etc. Check your error message and figure out what to do with it.

The goal of SSL is just to protect the data transfer from client to server.

The goal of a self signed cert is just to encrypt data..
The goal of a certificate issued by an authority such as GeoTrust is to encrypt data and authenticate. Authentication is a key aspect of SSL as it can ensures the identity hasn't been forged.

Sure authority could do authentication at different levels. Most cheap SSLs just do domain level authentication. As far as end users concerned they only see a lock sign in their browser. How they trust your website is way more than just the level of authentication.

How they trust your website is way more than just the level of authentication.

That's true.. Trusting is another issue..

However my point is about authentication. It's a key role of of SSL's. Trusting the website is not related at all. But authenticating who it is, is what I'm referring to.. :agree:

Right, but this thread is not about the trust in my website, it's about which SSL certificate works. ;)

I do this for a living, so I know that the SSL certificate is installed properly. The exact error is:


The security certificate presented by this website was not issued by a trusted certificate authority.


It doesn't present errors for FF, just for IE. I want something that doesn't cause this error, hence my reasoning for posting this thread.

it means that Ie doesnt know your certificate provider by default. browser recognition that is.

buy another, more well known certificate

Where is your site? Can I take a look? Also did it work before?

it means that Ie doesnt know your certificate provider by default. browser recognition that is.

buy another, more well known certificate


That's exactly what I'm trying to ask here, but 4/5 of the replies in this thread have been telling me something I already know which doesn't answer the question, hehe.

I'm looking for that reputable provider that works. I'd like to be able to pay through Paypal, but I can go another route if I must.

Thanks.

Yours is a self signed certificate, it is bound to give that warning. So go out and buy one.

See these

http://www.resellone.net/prices.aspx
http://www.answerable.com/digital_certificate.php#plans

It doesn't present errors for FF, just for IE. I want something that doesn't cause this error, hence my reasoning for posting this thread.

It does give warning on both the browsers FF or IE, may be on FF you must have accepted it permanently the first time you got connected to your https billing URL.

And that is because its just a self signed certificate.