SSL certificates - best bang for your buck [closed]

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Published on 2012-11-26T22:18:46Z Indexed on 2012/11/26 23:24 UTC
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I am in the process of setting up an online store. This is the first project I have attempted which will require a good level of security, so I recognise that an decent SSL certificate is a must. My current (albeit admittedly basic) understanding of the options are:

  1. DV SSL - more or less pointless, as provides no verification.
  2. OV SSL - better, as provides a basic level of organisational verification.
  3. EV SSL - 'better, full' verification, but much more expensive.

As this is a new business venture, and budgets are tight, which option provides the best bang for my buck?

I have read questions such as EV SSL Certificates - does anyone care? which suggest that EV certificates are a bit of a con. Does this mean that OV certificates offer better value for money, especially for new businesses with shallow pockets?

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