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matt4077 on July 19, 2017 | parent | context | favorite | on: On the Perceived Value of EV Certs, Commercial CAs...

Yeah, I think we're basically in agreement then. Although I'd note that Let's Encrypt's model is no different than the paid DV certificates that came before–they're just giving those away for free. You were always able to get such a certificate without proof of identity, for something around $100/y.

compuguy on July 20, 2017 | [–]

That is more inline with the price of a wildcard cert DV.

nsgi on July 20, 2017 | [–]

Or more like $10/y, through a PositiveSSL reseller.

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