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StartSSL has a good deal for commercial websites too - for $120/year you get unlimited certs, including wildcard.

Only downside is they do proper identity checking which is a bit painful to go through (they will need to see official company documents, verify ID by phone etc) - but worth it in the long run IMO.

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Yeah and sometimes they just drop the ball on the ID check. I didn't have a bill ready that has my physical address on it (none of my bills print this info) so they said they'd send me a piece of mail with a code in it. Never showed up, all attempts to contact them were ignored. Ended up just getting an $8 cert somewhere.

I will say that once you do get into StartSSL (which I have through a previous company), it's nice to be able to create/sign unlimited certs.

They also are located in Israel which can add a few days to verification if you can't do it online or via phone.

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