Self -signed certificates

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  1. qaak

    qaak

    I'm just starting my web site and I don't have a lot of money for SSL
    I know it's an add on. I've seen some websites in .NET that use a
    self-signed SSL certificate to transmit over SSL. Does anyone know
    how to do this? I'm trying to think of a good example. The only
    drawback is that a message pops up saying do you trust this certificate,
    yes or No?
    Browsers only recognize trusted certificates but they're so expensive.
     
    qaak, Mar 11, 2006
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  2. qaak

    qaak

    qaak, Mar 12, 2006
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  3. Bruce

    Bruce DiscountASP.NET Staff

    are you trying to do HTTPS?

    If so, self signed cert will not work because the browse has to trust your cert, if your cert is not issued by a reputable CA, the browser will complaint that it has no knowledge of the cert.

    If you are tight on budget, try some low cost cert like

    http://www.rapidssl.com/index_ssl.htm

    or Turbo SSL from Godaddy.

    Note that Godaddy's Turbo SSL may not work for some browser.

    Bruce

    DiscountASP.NET
    www.DiscountASP.NET
     
    Bruce, Mar 14, 2006
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  4. J.Bey

    J.Bey

    Rapid SSL is still expensive tough[​IMG]




    Jason
    Technical Support/IT Admin/MIS Developer
    Maxtop Enterprises Inc.
    http://www.maxtop.ca</CODE>
     
    J.Bey, Apr 7, 2006
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  5. Bruce

    Bruce DiscountASP.NET Staff

    naw... back in the days, we used to pay $500 per yrs for certificates.

    Bruce

    DiscountASP.NET
    www.DiscountASP.NET
     
    Bruce, Apr 10, 2006
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