SSL certificate

Mark M · 22 Oct 2020 at 19:45

I need a SSL certificate for my website which is hosted with TSOhost. They do one for £40 a year but Ive seen on here that there are other paid options which are cheaper and also Lets Encrypt which I believe is free?

What do other people use?

Cromulent · 23 Oct 2020 at 02:26

Just use Let's Encrypt. It is free and is just as good as any of the paid options unless you need Extended Validation or Organisation Validated certificates which it sounds like you don't.

visibleman · 23 Oct 2020 at 10:35

Second @Cromulent, use Let's Encrypt (free) unless you need EV/OV. TsoHost does support Let's Encrypt, although they don't always expose the option/module within their hosting panels/packages.

Deleted member 77746 · 23 Oct 2020 at 10:41

Let's Encrypt.

touch · 23 Oct 2020 at 13:18

Depends which hosting package you're on with TSO. I don't think they all support 3rd party certificates. Most cPanel hosting supports it so if you're on that you should be fine (but I've not used the TSO version so not 100% sure)

edit: sorry, I reread the thread after I posted that and I had missed the part of @visibleman post where he addressed this. LetsEncrypt sounds like the best option then.

Mark M · 23 Oct 2020 at 19:51

Let’s Encrpt it is thanks!

Deleted member 77746 · 27 Oct 2020 at 17:37

@Mark M did you manage to do this in the end then?

Mark M · 3 Nov 2020 at 20:21

Bouton Aide said:
@Mark M did you manage to do this in the end then?

I couldnt work out how to use Lets Encrypt with my package on TSOhost. I read a few things about the way they/GoDaddy configure the Cpanel so that you cant use Lets Encypt without a bit of faffing around so in the end I bought one from SSLs.com as I was panicking as I was getting a "this site is not secure" warning so wanted to get it sorted ASAP.

Deleted member 77746 · 3 Nov 2020 at 20:29

Mark M said:
I couldnt work out how to use Lets Encrypt with my package on TSOhost. I read a few things about the way they/GoDaddy configure the Cpanel so that you cant use Lets Encypt without a bit of faffing around so in the end I bought one from SSLs.com as I was panicking as I was getting a "this site is not secure" warning so wanted to get it sorted ASAP.

but is it sorted though?

Mark M · 3 Nov 2020 at 21:13

Bouton Aide said:
but is it sorted though?

Yes got it sorted with SSL’s. Probably could have worked it out with let’s encrypt eventually but for 3 dollars per year it’s not going to break the bank!

visibleman · 5 Nov 2020 at 16:23

Mark M said:
I couldnt work out how to use Lets Encrypt with my package on TSOhost.

As mentioned, TSOHost don't always expose the AutoSSL/Let's Encrypt module for their cPanel hosts so you have to send them a support ticket to get it setup and added. I have the same issue on a few VPS hosts i have with them.

They've built Let's Encrypt into their cloud control panel though but it's a bit "special" to use if you're used to cPanel.

Simpampum · 15 Nov 2020 at 19:46

Mark M said:
I couldnt work out how to use Lets Encrypt with my package on TSOhost. I read a few things about the way they/GoDaddy configure the Cpanel so that you cant use Lets Encypt without a bit of faffing around so in the end I bought one from SSLs.com as I was panicking as I was getting a "this site is not secure" warning so wanted to get it sorted ASAP.

I also use TSOhost. I contacted Support TSO and they helped to connect the SSL-certificate from Lets Encypt.