Eric,

Are you thinking of startssl - http://www.startssl.com/?app=1 ? They have a
free cert, but I don't know how good it is compared to a self-signed cert.
Their web site looks like all the other "free ssl cert" web
sites......check your wallet at the door! ;)

Mark


On Thu, Mar 13, 2014 at 11:27 AM, Eric Cope <eric.cope@gmail.com> wrote:

> I use cheapssls.com. They are owned by Namecheap. Very good.
>
> There was also an SSL provider providing free certs for non-commercial
> applications. I'd have to google it.
>
> Eric
>
> On Mar 13, 2014, at 11:03 AM, Mark Phillips <mark@phillipsmarketing.biz>
> wrote:
>
> I would like to find an inexpensive (ie really cheap) ssl cert for a
> project I am working on. I have a self-signed certificate now, and I would
> like to get rid of the annoying warning messages.
>
> A side question. When I click on "continue" in the warning message, I
> connect to the site. However, the https in the Chrome browser bar is red
> and has a slash through it. Does that mean the traffic is not encrypted, or
> is it just another warning that the cert is not verified?
>
> All I need to do is encrypt the traffic between the browser and server.
> There is no e-commerce involved. The content contains some sensitive
> financial info, so I would like to encrypt it.
>
> I googled for cheap certs, and there are many providers, so I have no idea
> which ones are any good. If you have any experience with a particular
> provider, pleaser let me know.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Mark
>
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