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As you pointed out in another thread, there is only 1 place to get free ssl certs, so I would say it is infinitely more difficult.

If self-signed certs were not looked down upon I would consider that to be a reasonable compromise.

Why does it need to be free, though? Domains aren't, and you can get a PositiveSSL for $5/year.

Domains are far more cost effective. I can buy 1 domain and put up as many websites as I want. Certs have a 1-per-site cost that is too high.

I am looking at their site and failing to find that =P

Can you point me towards that ?

(not for arguments sake. I really want a certificate)

Don't go through the main website, they're much more expensive, find a cheaper reseller.

(SSLs is part of the Namecheap group, btw)

You should checkout https://www.cheapsslshop.com where I got mine. really cheaper.