I just confirmed with Geotrust, there is no *technical* reason for no QuickSSL
Wildcard, but they had made that business decision, based on branding
complexities that this may pose (which flavour of wildcard etc).
I have let them know this is something we have been asked about.
So, the answer in the short term is there isn't one, but if there is demand, it
might warrant them revisiting that decision.
Kim Phelan
Digital Certificates Product Manager
Tucows, Inc.
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-discuss-list@opensrs.org
[mailto:owner-discuss-list@opensrs.org]On Behalf Of Adam Selene
Sent: Tuesday, April 01, 2003 3:24 PM
To: discuss-list@opensrs.net
Subject: Re: Wildcards in QuickSSL Certs
James Hsiung wrote:
> Yes, the TrueBusiness Wildcard is slightly more expensive than the
> QuickSSL, but it also provides you with the room to grow, especially if
> you are planning to secure multiple sub-domains off the same base domain.
$449 versus $69 to be exact. You would need 7 subdomains to make it a cost
effective alternative.
However the real difference (which I wanted to avoid) is the time and cost
involved with the "identity verification". Why don't they offer a QuickSSL
Wildcard flavor?
> The Geotrust wildcard allows you to secure *unlimited* number of
> sub-domains, as long at they are 1) on the same server and 2) under the
same
> base domain.
Actually there is no technical requirement for same server (you just might
run
into difficulties if they are different platforms). You run into this into
any load-
balancing scenario. You just export the certificate w/ private key and
import it
onto the other machines.
Adam
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