Re:Running the Let's Encrypt Beta
by codingminds on Tuesday October 27, 2015 @09:12AM
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We use StartSSL for many business domains and never had any problems
The main thing is your use is outside StartCom's policy. See https://www.startssl.com/policy.pdf
> Class 1 certificates are limited to client and server certificates, whereas the later is restricted in its usage for non-commercial purpose only. Subscribers MUST upgrade to Class 2 or higher level for any domain and site of commercial nature, when using high-profile brands and names or if involved in obtaining or relaying sensitive information such as health records, financial details, personal information etc.
StartSSL will make you pay to revoke a certificate if you need to.
Re:Running the Let's Encrypt Beta
by codingminds on Tuesday October 27, 2015 @10:24AM
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Good point. Interesting, that they never complained about it when we had to resolve some other issues with the cert master
Re:Running the Let's Encrypt Beta
by bryanlarsen on Tuesday October 27, 2015 @10:05AM
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They have some sort of regex they use to flag business domains. For example, if your domain contains the word 'billing', then they won't give you a cert.
Nitpick: not for businesses. If you're asking for a certificate for anything that they may suspect has slight relation to any commercial activity, the request will be denied. It may be accepted by chance, but that's unreliable.
Companies who don't want to pay currently have only single option - WoSign, and they had started to give out free certificates relatively recently (I heard of them only this February)