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Comment by shawabawa3

11 years ago

> running a CA is very expensive and I wonder how they plan on recouping the fees for this

Is it? Seems like it should be dirt cheap to me. It's basically just an API for generating and revoking certs.

WebTrust audits are the bulk of the cost. We got quoted $150k for our first audit. This is a yearly thing too.

You also have to pay for your own cage in a datacenter, the HSM, validation staff, etc...