SSL Certificate - Inhouse or Third Party

[enbw]

Hi,

Sorry I am new to all of this. We have one exchange 2003 server, although this may change middle of next year. We wish to deploy OWA and to mobile devices.

We also wish to use SSL. I see that this can be done two ways;

1. Using the windows process inhouse and create our own

or

2. Purchase a third party certificate.

What are the pro and cons to each way?

Do third part certificate provide better compatibility etc or other advantages?

Thanks in advance

 

[58sniper]

A third party trusted certificate will be less grief for you in the long run. OWA users won't have to accept a security warning, and EAS will work correctly.

Pat Richard
Microsoft Exchange MVP

 

[ntinlin]

You can pick up a 3rd party Trusted Cert for about $30 so it's really a no-brainer.

Neill

 

[Candidog]

$30 for a Cert? Every where I look they are over $100. Where can I get one for $30?

 

[nsantin]

godaddy.com has cheap certs

 

[enbw]

Hi,

Thanks for the advice , looks like 3rd party is the way to go.

 

[ntinlin]

GoDaddy are indeed cheap, and they do the job which is all that is required. Users don't care if your cert is from Verisign or whomever.

I was also in error on the price. It's $20.

https://www.godaddy.com/gdshop/ssl/ssl.asp?ci=8979

Neill