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Free SSL Certificate Project

Posted by samzenpus on from the everyone-likes-free-stuff dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Do you have a website or run even a web server and want to secure the traffic between your visitors browser and the web site? Did you find out, that in order to make your site SSL aware, you'll need a SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) certificate? Are you also surprised to find out that such a certificate can cost you up to a few hundred dollars, valid for one year only? For what, you might ask yourself? Linuxlookup.com is running a small article on free SSL certificates."

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  1. I Need Help with Free SSL Cert -- by Spy+Handler · · Score: 0, Offtopic
    Ok so once I obtain a free SSL cert, how do I install it on my website? I have a shared hosting plan on Valuweb.... it's not like I have root access to the box or Apache.

    I guess I could ask Valueweb to install it for me, but they sell their own Thawte or Geotrust SSL certs. For $160 a year. Think they'll install my free cert for free? (I honestly don't know)