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I was wondering what is the different between SSL certificate from verisign, http://www.verisign.com/ssl/buy-ssl-certificates/compare-ssl-certificates/index.html

which is expensive , and a certificate from godady which is cheap though, http://www.godaddy.com/ssl/ssl-certificates.aspx

is it like more secure or browser compatible ? they both generate a public/private and certificate keys ?

Thanks Alaa

Jau L
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  • possible duplicate of [Cheapest SSL certificates](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/34968/cheapest-ssl-certificates) – DOK Jan 28 '12 at 19:37

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It's all about trust. Verisign is a more highly-regarded authority than GoDaddy, so they command a higher price. Furthermore, Verisign verify the legitimacy of your organisation, whereas GoDaddy are only verifying your ownership of the domain.

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    Are there any functional differences? – nmr Jan 28 '12 at 21:40
  • @Martin, why do we even need trust? Isn't guaranteeing protection against man-in-middle attacks more than enough? – Pacerier Aug 13 '13 at 17:43
  • @Pacerier, man-in-the-middle is the least of your worries if man-at-the-other end is dodgy but has been certified by a dodgy certificate authority. Anyone can be a CA, so you need to be able to trust them. –  Dec 23 '15 at 11:22