I am just planning to start a small ecommerce site. What are the best free ssl out there in the www? I found comodo ssl and startssl? But which one will be preferrable comodo or startssl?
Start SSL lasts for a year, Comodo is only a 90 day trial. Comodo certificates are expensive, and you won't be able to get the same type of certificate as you'll get in the 90 day trial. I have a Comodo trial certificate now which is about to expire. I'm probably not going to renew and go with AlphaSSL/GlobalSign... I don't really like Verisign much. Now, if you are starting a business and not doing business under your name then you will need to buy a certificate from somewhere. Start SSL only gives certificates to individuals. There are some websites that offer cheap SSL certificates... dynadot.com is one. You can purchase rapidSSL.com certificates through enom with a free reseller account for $9.95. That's pretty cheap. If you want to start an ecomerce site it's worth investing in a non-free SSL certificate and you will get some kind of logo to display on your page and further gain your customers trust by not using a free certificate. Having a valid and reputable SSL certificate is especially important since you are a new company customers will be looking more at this.
You can get free ssl. Cheapest is go to name cheap reg a domain like a .com/.net(doest work on .info) use 10% discount coupon then click the free SSL option in checkout, so you will receive a free ssl and whois guard for a $8 domain
Mentos: GoDaddy SSL is $29.99, where do you get them for 12.99? Verisign is the oldest authority and more reputable than Comodo. As a side note you can't even buy the exact type of certificate that's done in the Comodo trial. Comodo certificates start at about $79.95 a year, and this guy is looking for something FREE. You can purchase rapidSSL.com certificates through enom with a free reseller account for $9.95. AlphaSSL is 11.99 through dynadot.com RapidSSL is 15.99 through dynadot.com ...so GoDaddy is not the cheapest.