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Is there a chance you could elaborate on this some? What would some example "bells and whistles" be with regards to SSL certs?

by Mavyrk 15y ago

XERQ 15y ago
Verisign EV certs get the green text along with the name of the company in the browser (ex: https://paypal.com https://paypal.com) More information: http://www.verisign.com/ssl/ssl-information-center/extended-validation-ssl-certificates/index.html http://www.verisign.com/ssl/ssl-information-center/extended-...
- gnu8 15y ago
  All EV certificates provide that feature, not just the ones sold by Verisign. Are you a paid shill of Verisign? In general, no one should ever do business with Verisign, due to their practice of domain slamming, their Site Finder misfeature, and other shady practices.
  - GFischer 15y ago
    Do they still do that? Thanks for pointing that out though, I found this: http://www.theregister.co.uk/2002/05/14/verisign_hit_with_slamming_lawsuit/ http://www.theregister.co.uk/2002/05/14/verisign_hit_with_sl... through Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Domain_name_scams#cite_note-6 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Domain_name_scams#cite_note-6 "VeriSign was sued in 2002 for their actions in sending ambiguous emails informing people, often incorrectly, that their domain was about to expire and inviting them to click on a link to renew it. Renewing the domain resulted in the registration company being transferred to VeriSign from the previous registrar."
    - smountcastle 15y ago
      Verisign cannot do that anymore since they no longer operate a registrar (Network Solutions was spun-off/sold-off).
      - GFischer 15y ago
        Ok, I didn't know that. What I should investigate is whether the same people that authorized those shady tactics are still in charge there (or whether that culture persists).
- GFischer 15y ago
  GoDaddy is listed among the issuers of EV certificates on Wikipedia, so don't they offer them? : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extended_Validation_Certificate http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extended_Validation_Certificate (I don't know the difference between standard SSL certificates and EV ones)
  - DanManAz 15y ago
    GoDaddy does look like they offer them: http://www.godaddy.com/ssl/ssl-extended-validation.aspx http://www.godaddy.com/ssl/ssl-extended-validation.aspx
zumda 15y ago
Mostly, they are the same. There are some "addons" that are possible with SSL certificats. For example wildcard certificats which are valid on all subdomains, included support, encryption strength, browser support and others.

Is there a chance you could elaborate on this some? What would some example "bells and whistles" be with regards to SSL certs?

by Mavyrk 15y ago

Is there a chance you could elaborate on this some? What would some example "bells and whistles" be with regards to SSL certs?

XERQ 15y ago

Verisign EV certs get the green text along with the name of the company in the browser (ex: https://paypal.com https://paypal.com) More information: http://www.verisign.com/ssl/ssl-information-center/extended-validation-ssl-certificates/index.html http://www.verisign.com/ssl/ssl-information-center/extended-...

gnu8 15y ago
All EV certificates provide that feature, not just the ones sold by Verisign. Are you a paid shill of Verisign? In general, no one should ever do business with Verisign, due to their practice of domain slamming, their Site Finder misfeature, and other shady practices.
- GFischer 15y ago
  Do they still do that? Thanks for pointing that out though, I found this: http://www.theregister.co.uk/2002/05/14/verisign_hit_with_slamming_lawsuit/ http://www.theregister.co.uk/2002/05/14/verisign_hit_with_sl... through Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Domain_name_scams#cite_note-6 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Domain_name_scams#cite_note-6 "VeriSign was sued in 2002 for their actions in sending ambiguous emails informing people, often incorrectly, that their domain was about to expire and inviting them to click on a link to renew it. Renewing the domain resulted in the registration company being transferred to VeriSign from the previous registrar."
  - smountcastle 15y ago
    Verisign cannot do that anymore since they no longer operate a registrar (Network Solutions was spun-off/sold-off).
    - GFischer 15y ago
      Ok, I didn't know that. What I should investigate is whether the same people that authorized those shady tactics are still in charge there (or whether that culture persists).
GFischer 15y ago
GoDaddy is listed among the issuers of EV certificates on Wikipedia, so don't they offer them? : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extended_Validation_Certificate http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extended_Validation_Certificate (I don't know the difference between standard SSL certificates and EV ones)
- DanManAz 15y ago
  GoDaddy does look like they offer them: http://www.godaddy.com/ssl/ssl-extended-validation.aspx http://www.godaddy.com/ssl/ssl-extended-validation.aspx

zumda 15y ago

Mostly, they are the same. There are some "addons" that are possible with SSL certificats. For example wildcard certificats which are valid on all subdomains, included support, encryption strength, browser support and others.