Re: SSL scaling

[Dexter Caldwell <Dexter.Caldwell () FURMAN EDU>]

You could consider Ipsca's free for 2yr certs for education or some other
cheap vendor.   Or you can consider wildcards ir your own pki.   The
latter of course is a whole other issue to manage.
Dexter

The EDUCAUSE Security Constituent Group Listserv
<SECURITY () LISTSERV EDUCAUSE EDU> writes:
> We currently use a vended managed PKI portal that allows us to issue SSL
> certs to internal customers when they roll out a website, but its costs
> increase almost linearly with the size of our web portfolio. With the way
> the web is moving, I don't think this linear growth is sustainable. What
> solutions are in place and recommended among small to medium institutions
> for managing SSL certificates? Is a wild card cert the only way to manage
> this growth?
>
> I confess when I first moved to Higher Ed I was surprised to find that
> Educause itself doesn't operate in the CA space. After it has vetted an
> institution for a .edu domain, the process for validating that
> institution's identity is already shortcut, is it not?
>
> (I apologize if this is a FAQ. I've been unable to access the
> listserve.educause.edu site to research the archives for some reason.)
>
> Best wishes,
> Michael A. Smith
> Web & Digital / Academic Technologies Manager
> Nazareth College