WoSign Free SSL - The End Of A Big Chinese Freebie
Some time ago, the Chinese company WoSign , began to distribute SSL certificates for free, which was repeatedly written on Habré. First, they issued certificates for 2 years Free SSL certificates for 2 years with support for up to 100 domains , Free SSL certificates for 2 years from WoSign , and then decided to give as many as three years Free SSL certificates - now for 3 years from WoSign .
On September 18, they once again changed the conditions for granting free SSL certificates.
The other day for the site of the new division of our company, a certificate was required, we decided without hesitation, once again to order it from Chinese friends. Having entered the already familiar certificate request interface, we were surprised to find that it was possible to request a certificate for only one year. Okay, one is one, anyway, we order these certificates temporarily so as not to slow down the launch process. Starting to enter the names www.domen.ru and domen.ru found that you can only request a certificate for one domain name: "Sorry, WoSign Free SSL Certificate support 1, only, thanks."
')
It became interesting in what the reason for such a restriction and I climbed to watch the company's news. The news was found , but to my disappointment only in Chinese, for some reason, this news is not in the English version of the site. The company's news on September 17, 2015 says something like the following: A series of company initiatives for issuing ssl certificates with zero cost for security and privacy helped popularize HTTPS sites among users in more than 180 countries and regions. And of course not only respectable developers took advantage of this tempting offer. Starting from September 18, the issuance of free certificates will be limited, certificates will be issued for one year and only for one domain. For those who still want to get certificates for a longer period, the company offers to use its other offers. In Chinese, I am not strong, but from the fact that Google translated the translator, I realized that because of the large number of malicious domains, the load on the system has greatly increased and adversely affected the quality and efficiency of the services provided. “We need a safer, more reliable network environment, the site must not only encrypt confidential information, but also confirm its authenticity,” the Chinese message says.
A freebie for three-year SSL with support for up to one hundred domains has ended and now you can order a certificate for only one year and only for one domain. I hope that our Chinese friends will not recall the previously issued certificates.
On September 18, they once again changed the conditions for granting free SSL certificates.
The other day for the site of the new division of our company, a certificate was required, we decided without hesitation, once again to order it from Chinese friends. Having entered the already familiar certificate request interface, we were surprised to find that it was possible to request a certificate for only one year. Okay, one is one, anyway, we order these certificates temporarily so as not to slow down the launch process. Starting to enter the names www.domen.ru and domen.ru found that you can only request a certificate for one domain name: "Sorry, WoSign Free SSL Certificate support 1, only, thanks."
')
It became interesting in what the reason for such a restriction and I climbed to watch the company's news. The news was found , but to my disappointment only in Chinese, for some reason, this news is not in the English version of the site. The company's news on September 17, 2015 says something like the following: A series of company initiatives for issuing ssl certificates with zero cost for security and privacy helped popularize HTTPS sites among users in more than 180 countries and regions. And of course not only respectable developers took advantage of this tempting offer. Starting from September 18, the issuance of free certificates will be limited, certificates will be issued for one year and only for one domain. For those who still want to get certificates for a longer period, the company offers to use its other offers. In Chinese, I am not strong, but from the fact that Google translated the translator, I realized that because of the large number of malicious domains, the load on the system has greatly increased and adversely affected the quality and efficiency of the services provided. “We need a safer, more reliable network environment, the site must not only encrypt confidential information, but also confirm its authenticity,” the Chinese message says.
A freebie for three-year SSL with support for up to one hundred domains has ended and now you can order a certificate for only one year and only for one domain. I hope that our Chinese friends will not recall the previously issued certificates.
Source: https://habr.com/ru/post/270681/
All Articles