SSL: are there free certificates? How does it work?

[Jeffrey Kuijt]

Hi all

I want to implement SSL in my webserver app.

Questions:

1. How does it work?
2. Are there free SSL certificates? If not, what are the costs?

Best regards
Jeffrey

[peterH]

Hi Jeffrey,
See the NT docs, there's a step-by-step guide in there. In less than 20 mins your server is secure using your own certificate! It's free but there are some drawbacks using your own cert. But that's all being discussed In the docs.

Look for Building Secure (ssl) Web sites.

Peter

[Jeffrey Kuijt]

Hi Peter,

Thanks.
I have just read the docs.
It's not so easy as I had thought.

Best regards
Jeffrey

[Robert Iliuta]

Hallo Jeffrey,

We use GlobeSSL.
https://www.globessl.com

and I bought the cheap one :-)  8$ / year
https://www.globessl.com/SSL-Certificates,Globe-Standard-SSL.htm

It does what I need and customers are happy. for 8$/year it's good.
Now depends your needs...if you do transactions maybe you need another certificate... but for standard data base I go with this one. I use them for more then a year, and so far no problem at all.
1 minute to install )

I got also free Seal logo and when users put the mouse over the seal it will appear the identification of the company ... see on their page on the right, bottom corner.


Regards,
Robert Iliuta

[Jeffrey Kuijt]

Hi Robert,

Thanks a lot for this valuable information!

Best regards
Jeffrey

[Jeffrey Kuijt]

Robert,

One question: does this same certificate also work (without warnings in the browser) when used in an INTRANET?

For example:
https://192.168.0.100:443
https://localhost:443

Best regards
Jeffrey

[Robert Iliuta]

You will get a warning for the first time yes :-)
but after you accept and continue it will not bother you any more.
It will show the warning because the address you enter: https://192.168.0.100:443 does not match with your domain name registered on the certificate ex: www.test.com

On my case I told them this before and was not a problem, also we have good connections on internet so it's not big difference between intranet or internet ) , they use internet.(I also have different location in country where they work...)

if your software is just for intranet then make your own certificate, it will work 100% .

good luck!

Robert