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Herb Bresnan
10,658 PointsSSL and royalty free photos
Hi everyone. I am in the processes of gathering resources for a current design project and have a few questions. First, can I generated my own SSL and have it validated, or do I have to purchase one from a vendor? Second, does anyone know of any true royalty free sites for stock photos to use on a website? I am just starting out and would like to keep cost at a minimum.
Thank you. Herb
3 Answers
Chris Shaw
26,676 PointsHi Herb,
I'm not 100% sure about your second question but I know a lot about the first one and the answer which you've already assumed is no, you can't. The reason you can self-sign an SSL certificate is because the CA authority has to exist in the browser SSL chain which is how it validates the cert been loaded from the server, if this chain gets broken which happens with self-signed certs you will get the commonly seen not safe message.
If you're after something cheap I recommend you go and have a look at the single domain certs over at Namecheap which start at around US$10.
Hope that helps.
Herb Bresnan
10,658 PointsThanks. You gave me a better answer and understanding than a 2 hour internet search. Should have come here first.
Alexander Stanuga
11,999 PointsIn regards to royalty free images, check out flickr.com and look for images that are licensed under Creative Commons. not a bad place to start but it will be difficult to find consistent range of images. Another great resource is Unsplash https://unsplash.com well worth the look, there's some beautiful shots there, but won't always find what your looking for.
Herb Bresnan
10,658 PointsWow! Those pictures are awesome. Unfortunately not what I need, but will definitely keep that bookmarked for future projects. Thanks.
Herb Bresnan
10,658 PointsHerb Bresnan
10,658 PointsThank you Chris. I figured as much. Since I am relatively new to this, a single domain cert will have to be purchased for each site I build, correct? Or can it be a shared cert? So far none of the sites are ecommerce. The only info shared is name and email to schedule appointments via email from a form on the site.
Chris Shaw
26,676 PointsChris Shaw
26,676 PointsYou can get a shared certificate which is called an RSA or multi-domain cert but they can start at around US$150+ and then it's around US$10-30 per each new domain you wanted added, in my experience it's easier to manage a single cert as I have an RSA cert but if you're new to this separate certs will suffice and work the same way.