[SSL Observatory] The real cost of "free" certificates

[Peter Gutmann]

Gervase Markham <gerv at mozilla.org> writes:

>Presumably you would want to compare this to the amount of time necessary to
>set up some alternative security mechanism (either existing or envisioned)?

Given that it's just a very rough back-of-the-envelope calculation I wouldn't 
want to use it as a basis for any comparison, it was just something to put the 
free-like-a-puppy certs claim into perspective, pointing out that they are 
free like a puppy.

Peter.