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08-04-2020, 07:19 AM #1Junior Guru Wannabe
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cPanel, Inc. Certificate Authority vs. Let's Encrypt
Hi,
I recently moved to a new shared host and noticed that my site is now being automatically secured by a certificate from "cPanel, Inc. Certificate Authority". I used to purchase an SSL certificate as a separate add-on from my previous host. I can see that I also have the option to use Let's Encrypt. Which one should I use? It's a *tiny* personal site.
Best,
Vic
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08-04-2020, 07:23 AM #2Temporarily Suspended
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cPanel, Inc certificate is good, its root authority is Comodo. You will be fine!
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08-04-2020, 10:30 AM #3Web Hosting Master
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Just go with cPanel's built-in Auto SSL feature. It's super easy and reliable. And as @geekhoster stated above, the actual certificate itself is a Comodo certificate, which is good. Check the SSL Status app in your cPanel to see if all your domains and sub domains are provided with the cPanel SSL.
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08-04-2020, 02:09 PM #4
Both certificates are domain validated certificates. You should be good with either one.
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08-04-2020, 07:07 PM #5Junior Guru Wannabe
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Thanks, all. Much appreciated.
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08-05-2020, 12:35 AM #6Junior Guru Wannabe
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You can stay with cPanel, Inc. Certificate Authority with no worries.
I personally recommend this instead of Let's Encrypt.
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08-05-2020, 03:28 AM #7Web Hosting Master
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cPanel Auto SSL will be enough if you don't sell anything on your site. Otherwise, you can buy a commercial ssl for $5/yr.
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08-05-2020, 03:54 AM #8Web Hosting Evangelist
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cPanel Auto SSL is fine. It has 90 days validity with auto renewal.
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08-06-2020, 02:14 AM #9Junior Guru Wannabe
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you should go with the cPanel one since its Comodo. I'd go with cPanel over Lets Encrypt if I had the option.
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08-06-2020, 12:10 PM #10Web Hosting Industry Expert
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08-06-2020, 09:00 PM #12Web Hosting Master
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This is a hot take. As @MikeDVB MDDHosting (longest username ever) said -- why?
Comodo (now Sectigo) has been in the industry for a long time and are respected. They've also had their own snafoos.
https://duckduckgo.com/?q=comodo+hack
https://www.itnews.com.au/news/comod...l-names-411662
Or one of my favorite issues which is quite recent which many providers here will reel at:
https://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/202...b-certificate/
Let's Encrypt -- as a non-profit -- is looking to make the web more secure as a whole. Check their metrics (https://letsencrypt.org/2020/02/27/o...ion-certs.html)!
Their certificates are exactly the same as Comodo's / Sectigo's -- or any other CA's. The difference is instead of doing it for profit they created a model that can allow anyone to secure their website for free. Then every mainstream browser added their CA root -- why? It's because their model is sound -- or at least as sound as for profit CA's like Comodo / Sectigo.
So reiterating the initial point -- why would you prefer a CA that is for profit over Let's Encrypt?
Preach. We still offer paid SSL because people request it not trusting Let's Encrypt because it's free. You can argue EV certificates have value however. We don't and won't push it nor will any of our sales staff. It's a conundrum.
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08-06-2020, 10:04 PM #13The Linux Specialist
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08-07-2020, 07:35 AM #14Newbie
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Use cPanel, we have mainly use that.
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08-10-2020, 02:22 AM #15Web Hosting Industry Expert
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Let's see if I get infracted for talking about it. I reached out to the administration of WHT about this and they have totally ignored it and not responded to any of my questions. Normally I wouldn't even mention this publicly - but being that the moderators and/or administration team see fit to ignore my questions on the matter - I may as well.
I don't think posting about this violates any rules - but let's see if one is twisted to infract me and modify and/or remove this post.
My username was like this: http://www.screen-shot.net/2020-07-26_06-25-15.png
I got an infraction for this:
This is a reminder about your post(s) or other actions at Web Hosting Talk.
This is the reason for this message: Custom Title Advert (Advertising in your custom title.)
The moderator who issued this reminder has this message for you:
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URLs or other forms of advertising (phone numbers, plans, contact details, etc.) are not allowed in custom user titles or names, which are limited to 25 characters. Also, you may not use custom titles or usernames to impersonate, or attempt to impersonate, WHT Staff, user groups, or any entity you are not associated with.
We have removed MDDHosting LLC
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All of that said - the way I have it now - is apparently totally OK. Same information displayed in the exact same location. As a matter of fact the way it is now results in the company name showing in far more places.
I reached out to WHT Administration and they've not responded at all whatsoever.
TL;DR:
According to the rules this is ok:
http://www.screen-shot.net/2020-07-26_06-25-23.png
And this is not:
http://www.screen-shot.net/2020-07-26_06-25-15.png
Apparently one is "advertising" and the other is not. /shrug
We do as well - mostly because without it we have people upset that they can't get a paid certificate. Some people assume that if something is free that it has to be garbage.█ Michael Denney - MDDHosting.com - Proudly hosting more than 37,700 websites since 2007.
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08-10-2020, 04:54 AM #16
I think it would be better if all usernames were replaced with Full Name of the user and underneath it have the Business Name. Easier to work out who is who and who you're dealing with etc.
As for the topic itself, I prefer cPanel SSL but also use the 3rd party Let's Encyrpt plugin for times when cPanel SSL doesn't play nice (very rare).HostXNow - Shared Web Hosting | Semi Dedicated Hosting | Enterprise Reseller Hosting | VPS Hosting
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08-10-2020, 07:05 AM #17Web Hosting Industry Expert
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I agree with showing the company name below - but I think users should still be able to use a nickname or handle of their choosing.
I've seen a lot of situations where the cPanel SSL wouldn't issue for one reason or another - but Let's Encrypt worked perfectly. I never really spent the time to look into it though.█ Michael Denney - MDDHosting.com - Proudly hosting more than 37,700 websites since 2007.
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