AIUI, it's $60 for an identity validation, which is valid for 350 years. Within those 350 days you can create unlimited certificates at no additional charge, which are valid for 2-3 years (depending on type). That means you basically need to pay $60 for a revalidation every 2-3 years so you can reissue certificates to replace expiring ones.
Furthermore, you aren't bounded to any domain. So Startcom gives unlimited SSL/SMIME/Code signing certificates for almost a year after paying $60. Non-wildcard certificates are free (altough your name isn't on the cert).
I find it's the most reasonably priced CA of them all.
I just redid my personal ID after a year, but paperwork stalled refreshing my company ID. Now Heartbleed has struck, and I'm in the position of not having a current validation for the company (currently waiting on their return call). If I revoke, I can't reissue...
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AIUI, it's $60 for an identity validation, which is valid for 350 years. Within those 350 days you can create unlimited certificates at no additional charge, which are valid for 2-3 years (depending on type). That means you basically need to pay $60 for a revalidation every 2-3 years so you can reissue certificates to replace expiring ones.
Furthermore, you aren't bounded to any domain. So Startcom gives unlimited SSL/SMIME/Code signing certificates for almost a year after paying $60. Non-wildcard certificates are free (altough your name isn't on the cert). I find it's the most reasonably priced CA of them all.
I just redid my personal ID after a year, but paperwork stalled refreshing my company ID. Now Heartbleed has struck, and I'm in the position of not having a current validation for the company (currently waiting on their return call). If I revoke, I can't reissue...