Which SSL toolkit should I use?

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Published Nov 16, 2017

Price for an SSL certificate is in the range of 40$ to over a 1000$ depending on the type of the certificate and many other factors. For most sites and blogs cheaper ones are the way to go. And with Let’s Encrypt there is a free alternative. On shared hosting environments Let’s Encrypt support may be sketchy, but it is worth asking your hosting provider if they support this or you can check this list of providers that guarantee Let’s Encrypt support. And if you have cPanel and the AutoSSL plugin installed, you may install Let’s Encrypt certificate there.

Of course, you can still opt in for one of the traditional certificate authorities, depending on your preferences. There are some advantages to them, like: better support, longer certificate duration, etc.

Registrars are responsible for obtaining an SSL toolkit that is compatible with the development language and platform of their client system. The minimum requirement is that it must support SSL version 3.

For C, C++ or Perl Environments:

  • OpenSSL is the optimal open source SSL solution.

For Java Environments:

  • Sun’s Java Secure Socket Extension;
  • SSLava from Phaos Technology.

SSLava is also the toolkit used in the development of the SRS.

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