Namecheap SSL Certificates vs. OpenSSL

There aren't a lot of downsides with Namecheap SSL [Certificates]. We use them primarily unless a client or contractual needs states otherwise. They are fast, responsive and essentially cheap. This is just because they are a wholesale reseller from trusted certificate authorities like a lot of their counterparts. However their reputation for cost and ease have put them in the top running. As I mentioned, there is basically no support beyond the delivering of the purchased product as requested. In some circumstance, when clients move/switch hosting/marketing representation, transfer of the SSL ownership can be a hassle because you don't have a dedicated support portal. But you get what you pay for and the savings justify it.

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I would recommend OpenSSL for just about any kind of cryptographic operations that you may need. I can't think of a particular situation where it would not be appropriate to use OpenSSL for a cryptographic function of some sort or another. If you are going to provide some sort of encryption service in a product, OpenSSL is probably the best way to get it off the ground and going. With other competitors, you may get it working, but I fear long term support and interoperability will be an issue.

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• Reliable and verifiable chain of trust
• Reseller of reputable certificate authorities like RapidSSL, geoTrust
• They are one of the cheapest and most reliable issuers with industry leading verification practices

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• integrates into just about everything
• codebase is well managed and follows predictable paths
• although there are alternatives, OpenSSL is vastly better supported

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• Basically no customer support post-sale
• No technical support for implementation if you need it (most SysAdmins will not)
• Excessive marketing/reminder/renewal emails

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• the entire project could be completely refactored while preserving the library apis
• the documentation on command line usage is not usually the best
• code examples are not very well explained

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They are basically just first party certificate authorities and have the brand recognition that goes with that. NameCheap [SSL Certificates] really is just doing the job of volume negotiations and reselling while integrating a markup and opportunity to sell their various other products (which also have some compelling ROI based on cost and client needs)

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LibreSSL is another option to OpenSSL, however, the sheer volume of other applications using OpenSSL and the wide support for it makes OpenSSL a compelling product.

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• Low cost means we don't have to pass on to clients and nickel and dime them
• Low cost also means we can build dedicated environments for a variety of needs without hitting budget constraints
• Fast communication and deployment means we are agile

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• roi is hard to measure for openssl. It's not that it doesn't provide a significant roi, but it is in the background of an application, not the foreground.

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