localzuk Posted June 23, 2009 Posted June 23, 2009 These guys: SSL Certificates SSL Wildcard SSL Free Certificates SSL Server Certificate 256 bits Do Single host 2 year certs free for education. If you want to check browser compatibility, point your browser at our webmail system, which is using one of their certs http://webmail.carrhill.lancs.sch.uk/ Not verified in Chrome. We just bought a single host one from trustico.co.uk (a RapidSSL cert). 3 year one was £35.80. 2
Dantech Posted June 23, 2009 Posted June 23, 2009 (edited) Thanks for the useful info posted here. I need to do this SSL stuff as cheap as poss. this year. Does anyone know a good site where I can get help to install SSL certificates because I have never done it and am not sure how to go about it? Edited June 23, 2009 by Dantech Correct Spelling
localzuk Posted June 23, 2009 Posted June 23, 2009 Thanks for the useful info posted here. I need to do this SSL stuff as cheap as poss. this year. Does anyone know a good site where I can get help to install SSL certificates because I have never done it and am not sure how to go about it? Which server? IIS? Apache? RapidSSL provide instructions on how to generate CSRs, and there is also this: Securing Apache 2 using SSL For apache2 - not sure how to do it in IIS. 1
Dantech Posted June 23, 2009 Posted June 23, 2009 Which server? IIS? Apache? RapidSSL provide instructions on how to generate CSRs, and there is also this: Securing Apache 2 using SSL For apache2 - not sure how to do it in IIS. Sorry - not enough detail! On IIs 6.0 on Server 2008 Enterprise Edition with Hyper V. My Sharepoint Server is running on a virtual machine. I have discovered that the ipsca.com website has instructions which gave me an idea of what to do but bore no relation to IIs 6.00. Most people do not seem to be familiar with this yet. There is actually a handy icon for managing web certificates in IIS which made it easy to find. I have submitted my request now, but thanks for offering to help.
matt40k Posted July 1, 2009 Posted July 1, 2009 Sorry - not enough detail! On IIs 6.0 on Server 2008 Enterprise Edition with Hyper V. My Sharepoint Server is running on a virtual machine. I have discovered that the ipsca.com website has instructions which gave me an idea of what to do but bore no relation to IIs 6.00. Most people do not seem to be familiar with this yet. There is actually a handy icon for managing web certificates in IIS which made it easy to find. I have submitted my request now, but thanks for offering to help. You mean IIS 7, IIS 6 is 2003\XP. Try: Installing an SSL Certificate in Windows Server 2008 (IIS 7.0)
Dantech Posted July 1, 2009 Posted July 1, 2009 Sorry It got late. Yes I did mean IIS 7 which comes with Server 2008.
mpe Posted July 1, 2009 Posted July 1, 2009 Voted, but schools can have as many free certs as they want from certs.ipsca.com I find it a bit strange that a company in Spain gives prices in USD (rather than Euros) and quotes their telephone number in a way which could be interpreted as being in India. Of course if would probably make far more sense for RBCs/NEN to be doing this in the first place. Maybe that is what this poll is about...
wesleyw Posted July 2, 2009 Posted July 2, 2009 Currently we have 2 SSL certs but due to a big change over in the summer we are investing in another Wildcard Cert for our ISA box to publish sites. Wes
Dantech Posted July 2, 2009 Posted July 2, 2009 (edited) Hi Just thought I would share my experience using ipsCA. I waited a while for an e-mail from them before realising it had gone into my junk e-mail folder in Exchange 2003. I am now at the last stage of waiting for the certificate, but it seems to have gone through OK. No payment needed which is the best thing. I wish I had set up a webmaster e-mail account before doing the above because they replied to admin@ which is handled by the Head's PA. Fortunately I was able to warn her in time and I got the e-mail. Just something to be aware of. I did notice there was no way of saying I was using iis 7 though and had to choose iis 6 - just hope this is not a problem. Edited July 2, 2009 by Dantech spelling error
Dantech Posted July 8, 2009 Posted July 8, 2009 (edited) Voted, but schools can have as many free certs as they want from certs.ipsca.com Hi I have just installed my free certificate from ipsCA but when testing it IE 8 still does not trust it. The engineer at Mouchel says I should dump it and buy one from Verisign but this will cost shed loads. He reckons that MS will not trust ipsCA certs - is this true? They virtually cancelled my change request over this and I am trying to get our SLG live by September! Edited July 8, 2009 by Dantech spelling typo error
Geoff Posted July 8, 2009 Posted July 8, 2009 Ok if ipsCA SSL certs aren't good enough. Try Comodo's free SSL cert. Secure Transactions with our Free SSL Certificate | Comodo
diggory Posted July 14, 2009 Posted July 14, 2009 Using one commodo wild card cert to secure, OWA, web-dav and other https services (AV updates) through our apache web server. However I'm going to need another to do RDP - ho hum...
matt40k Posted July 21, 2009 Posted July 21, 2009 Still stupid question, why aren't the LEA's provide this? Surely if you use schoolname.la.sch.uk, they could get a wildcard for la.sch.uk?
Ric_ Posted July 21, 2009 Posted July 21, 2009 Still stupid question, why aren't the LEA's provide this? Surely if you use schoolname.la.sch.uk, they could get a wildcard for la.sch.uk? I think it is quite expensive to become a certificate authority and wildcard certificates aren't always appropriate. Your RBC may have taken JANET up on the use of their certificate authority (CLEO have) so you can have as many free certificates as you like once you have jumped through some hoops.
matt40k Posted July 21, 2009 Posted July 21, 2009 wildcard certificates aren't always appropriate How so?
Ric_ Posted July 21, 2009 Posted July 21, 2009 Wildcard SSL Certificates - Best SSL Certificates sums it up better than I can. 1
matt40k Posted July 21, 2009 Posted July 21, 2009 Sounds fine to me for schools. Not really good if you need to accept credit cards. Ok revoking SSL licenses would be the only problem, still why would you need to do this in the school environment?
EduTech Posted July 21, 2009 Posted July 21, 2009 I just brought a wildcard SSL for our ISA box works a treat now can publish anything over 443 without any problems at all.. just have 2 spare SSL certs i have re-voked now.
Dantech Posted July 22, 2009 Posted July 22, 2009 Hi That sounds too easy to me. The county do not think like us! They provide support but don't seem to provide a lead on issues like this for some reason. It really would seem sensible for the county to provide certificates. I might raise this one with the appropriate person.
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