Decent but Cheap SSL Provider

[ThermoDust 12]

I just made the switch to using SSL for Emby and wanted to help anyone who is looking for an SSL certificate. I didn't want to spend a lot, as you know some are like $100 a year. I found this place https://www.ssls.com/ssl-certificates/comodo-positivessl

 

They are cheap, $5 a year, but it is a slight pain in the butt for using with Emby. If you go with them you will need to convert the certificate to a compatible version. Plus if you are only running a sub-domain or domain without a web host or e-mail provider like me it is a bigger pain in the butt. For the price you cannot go wrong but be ready to spend an hour or two setting it up with their technical support team.

[Luke 39319]

Good info, thanks!

[thefirstofthe300 292]

Another good one....Let's Encrypt.

[razzfazz 11]

Or you could just get a free one: www.startssl.com

[ZacharyS 0]

If you want free ssl certificate on trial base then go for rapidssl, geotrust, thawte certificate authority but if want to purchase ssl certificate from well known provider then go with this https://www.clickssl.net/ where found great customer support for my ssl certificate purchase.

[kevinmitnick 0]

The Certificate Authorities such as Symantec, Comodo, GeoTrust, Thawte, DigiCert, GlobalSign, GoDaddy, RapidSSL etc. issues an SSL Certificate for websites. You can purchase any SSL Certificate from their.

 

You can compare SSL Certificate Authority with their reviews at here - https://aboutssl.org/ssl-certificate-reviews

[Doonga 17]

Let's Encrypt and SSLMate are both very good, the latter isn't free but they have automated renewals.

[harnold 0]

I had a great experience with Comodo brand, so would suggest for the Comodo and it is very cheap compared to other brands. I get one article where they had the list of providers of comodo positive SSL certificate whos starting price starts from approx $7. 

[neik 868]

What are the benefits of using one payed SSL cert instead of the Let's Encrypt ones?

 

In the past I guess wildcard certs were one but afaik in the meantime they are also available with Let's Encrypt - correct me if I am wrong!

[mastrmind11 720]

What are the benefits of using one payed SSL cert instead of the Let's Encrypt ones?

 

In the past I guess wildcard certs were one but afaik in the meantime they are also available with Let's Encrypt - correct me if I am wrong!

Likely people don't want to be bothered to have to renew the cert every 30 days (or whatever renewals are now), even though it's simple enough to automate.

[darkassassin07 587]

You just have to decide if saving couple min of your time 4 times a year is worth the cost of a paid cert

Edited August 9, 2018 by darkassassin07

[Swynol 375]

Lets Encrypt but you have to renew every 90 days.  can be done automatically. Also LE will be supporting Wildcard certs soon

 

also zeroSSL is free but uses lets encrypt.

Edited August 10, 2018 by Swynol

[neik 868]

Also LE will be supporting Wildcard certs soon

 

Aren't they already supported by them? I thought I already read about it a couple of weeks ago.

[Swynol 375]

Aren't they already supported by them? I thought I already read about it a couple of weeks ago.

originally it was meant to be Jan 18. They then delayed until March i think it was. Just checked now and although it says -Update, April 27, 2018

ACME v2 and wildcard support are fully available since March 13, 2018. I think there was issue which were resolved in June. So Wildcards should be a thing now! makes life a little easier, although I now use Cloudflare certs between user and cloudflare and then lets encrypt between cloudflare and my servers. 

 

EDIT. read a bit more. looks like wildcards are only available using DNS verification, which means it alot harder to automate a renewal compared to TXT verification. 

Edited August 10, 2018 by Swynol

[stefan129 0]

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[R_Walter 0]

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I have been buying SSL certificates from SSL2BUY for the last many years. I am happy with the price, support, and renewal they provided.

[alpha_mann 0]

On 1/7/2016 at 2:06 AM, ThermoDust said:

I just made the switch to using SSL for Emby and wanted to help anyone who is looking for an SSL certificate. I didn't want to spend a lot, as you know some are like $100 a year. I found this place https://www.ssls.com/ssl-certificates/comodo-positivessl

 

They are cheap, $5 a year, but it is a slight pain in the butt for using with Emby. If you go with them you will need to convert the certificate to a compatible version. Plus if you are only running a sub-domain or domain without a web host or e-mail provider like me it is a bigger pain in the butt. For the price you cannot go wrong but be ready to spend an hour or two setting it up with their technical support team.

I got the cheaper one from cheapsslweb.com a few months ago for personal use, a quite simple process to set up for me. Their prices match my budget otherwise I have another option like certera.com

[charmipatel21 0]

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[emily8741 0]

I am also looking for a reliable and cheap ssl provider and checked the prices almost all of those mentioned, but i think this one is cheaper CheapSSLWEB.

[johnadam 0]

I’ve tried a few budget SSL providers, but honestly, SSL2BUY has been my go-to. Their Prime DV SSL Certificate is just $5.99/year, and it’s super easy to set up. No long verification process—just quick issuance and strong encryption. If you just need a reliable SSL without spending too much, this one’s a solid choice

[darkassassin07 587]

Considering all the major players are moving to limit the maximum lifespan of a tls certificate to 90 days; you guys should seriously look at moving to automation through a free provider like letsencrypt.

 

https://www.encryptionconsulting.com/from-398-days-to-90-days-googles-proposal-to-shorten-tls-certificate-validity-how-prepared-are-you/

Even if certificate providers choose to continue issuing longer certs, the browsers won't accept them soon enough.

 

Stop unnecessarily paying for certificates; you're wasting your money on something that's provided for free, and will very soon get 0 benefit over free certificates.

 

 

 

 

I've had mine automated using ACME.sh for like 7 years. Renews automatically with LE every 2.5 months using DNS-01 verification (the script logs into the DNS, adds a txt record, does the verification using that, then removes the record. No webserver config needed).

[moni_mac 0]

On 5/24/2024 at 5:53 PM, alpha_mann said:

I got the cheaper one from cheapsslweb.com a few months ago for personal use, a quite simple process to set up for me. Their prices match my budget otherwise I have another option like certera.com

Thanks for sharing the useful source! I just bought comodo positivessl from certera and its quickly issued!