The ITS Web/Database team has renegotiated its volume discounts with Instant SSL and Entrust, two companies that provide commercial SSL certificates. We'll bill all certificates purchased on July 1, 2008 or later at these new, lower prices.
All University units can enjoy these significant savings for their secure web and network services. Plus you get these additional advantages when you purchase through the ITS Web/Database team:
No markup; we only round-up to the nearest dollar what we paid the vendors for these volume discounts.
Pay with your U-M ShortCode.
Receive automatic renewal notices.
Retrieve and renew certificates online.
Use one web interface for Entrust, Instant SSL, and our own free umwebCA certificates.
We check Certificate Signing Requests (CSR) for common errors that might cause problems within the U-M environment.
All offer 128-bit encryption and are available through the Web Application Sign-up (wasup) website.
Most browsers support Instant SSL certificates, so your audience will be able to access your site without difficulty. However, you may need to install an Instant SSL root certificate on your server. You'll receive details with your server's certificate.
You may find Entrust certificates easier to install on servers that use java keystores, and you may want the support for the subjectAltName extension. Most web browsers already have an Entrust root certificate.
umwebCA certificates are free and therefore are a great value for units whose primary audience is within the U-M community. You will need to install the umwebCA root certificate on your server.
Entrust 1-year SSL certificates cost $120, a savings of almost $80.
We offer a variety of Instant SSL certificates.
| TYPE | NEW U-M COST |
PREVIOUS U-M COST |
INSTANT SSL RETAIL |
| 1-year | $35 | $40 | $99.95 |
| 2-year | $53 | $72 | $177.90 |
| 3-year | $70 | $100 | $230.85 |
| Wildcard 1-year | $3151 | $3601 | $449.951 |
| Wildcard 2-year | $5952 | $6832 | $855.902 |
| Wildcard 3-year | $8493 | $9703 | $1,214.853 |
| Intranet 1-year | $20 | $20 | $40 |
| Intranet 2-year | $35 | $35 | 71.90 |
| intranet 3-year | $50 | $50 | 95.85 |
1 Plus $8/name
2 Plus $15/name
3 Plus $22/name
ITS Web/Database SSL Certificates
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October 19, 2009