DigiCert CertCentral vs. OpenSSL

DigiCert is perfect for single application use where you need extra verification/validation for secure web interface.

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I would recommend OpenSSL for just about any kind of cryptographic operations that you may need. I can't think of a particular situation where it would not be appropriate to use OpenSSL for a cryptographic function of some sort or another. If you are going to provide some sort of encryption service in a product, OpenSSL is probably the best way to get it off the ground and going. With other competitors, you may get it working, but I fear long term support and interoperability will be an issue.

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• Secure web verification

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• integrates into just about everything
• codebase is well managed and follows predictable paths
• although there are alternatives, OpenSSL is vastly better supported

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• It would be nice to not have to renew every 90 days.

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• the entire project could be completely refactored while preserving the library apis
• the documentation on command line usage is not usually the best
• code examples are not very well explained

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There doesn't seem to be a big difference between the two, but DigiCert seems to be/look a bit more professional.

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LibreSSL is another option to OpenSSL, however, the sheer volume of other applications using OpenSSL and the wide support for it makes OpenSSL a compelling product.

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• DigiCert lets me rest assured my website is securely encrypted which is one load off my mind.

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• roi is hard to measure for openssl. It's not that it doesn't provide a significant roi, but it is in the background of an application, not the foreground.

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