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HTTPS, free ssl certificates and Google

by Cristianpm
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As we all know, Google decided to give some weight in rankings to encrypted sites. SSL certificate providers are quite a lot out there, but there is also a free alternative (Let's Encrypt). I've been going over some of these services and compared Godaddy's and the above certificates, and there isn't much of a difference.
The question is: using a free certificate would have the same effect as a paid one? I would rather pay for one than punished of using a free one.
What's your take on this?
Thank you!
#certificates #free #google #https #ssl
  • Profile picture of the author angelazar7
    I've read the same and wondered if it's something I need to look into now or if I can hold off for a bit.
    I think I just don't know enough about how the certificates are signed to decide on a paid one vs a free one.
    If I understand correctly though, if it's signed by a trusted party as with Let's Encrypt, there shouldn't be any issues, but I will need to do some further research on this I think.

    This is on my to-do list though, don't want to get on Google's bad books.
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  • Profile picture of the author ajit055
    Originally Posted by Cristianpm View Post

    As we all know, Google decided to give some weight in rankings to encrypted sites. SSL certificate providers are quite a lot out there, but there is also a free alternative (Let's Encrypt). I've been going over some of these services and compared Godaddy's and the above certificates, and there isn't much of a difference.
    The question is: using a free certificate would have the same effect as a paid one? I would rather pay for one than punished of using a free one.
    What's your take on this?
    Thank you!
    It totally depend's how valuable is your site for you.
    If your site belong to e-commerce category I would never recommend to use free SSl as it has its own limitation.
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