I asked Namecheap to implement Let’s Encrypt. I got this response. "The Let’s Encrypt SSL script can be tested with Namecheap hosting. But, unfortunately, since this is a third-party product, we might not be able to troubleshoot any issues on the way. Additionally, we would like to emphasize that …

It’s true that Let’s Encrypt does not issue OV/EV certs, which many people consider important for business domains (particularly financial institutions). Rather than verifying the identity of the domain owner, Let’s Encrypt validates only that the person requesting the cert has control over the dom…

Hmmm… Just a little hypocrisy?

Will I get a wonderful green bar with letsencrypt?

No, the green bar is only with EV certificates. What you’ll see, assuming you configure your site correctly, is the same thing you see here. For me, that’s a green padlock, but browsers differ on that presentation.

So a green padlock is different to the greenbar?

Yes. For an example of the green bar, take a look at the screenshot that @jmorahan posted above–it not only has the green padlock, it also has the name of the company in green. In some browsers (IE, for example), the whole background of the address bar will be green with that kind of cert.

Interesting! Didn’t know that. Thanks for clarification. I just finished talking with namecheap customer support. Apparently I have a free ssl cert that I didn’t know about. I’ll probably use that for a year, then when the year has finished, I’ll use letsencrypt. BTW, for additional reading. There’s…

This image (from here ) nicely illustrates the difference between the green padlock (DV/OV) and the green bar (EV). Although browsers do change how they display things from time to time.

There’s a strong possibility browsers will phase out the green bar for EV, displaying it in the same way as DV and OV certificates are displayed now. Some browsers have a focus on UX and not taking up UI space on unnecessary information. And Ian Carroll’s shell corporation Stripe, Inc [US] of Rich…

Namecheap Response to Let's Encrypt

Issuance Tech

jmorahan January 31, 2018, 4:32pm 20

An existing thread discusses LE's plans (or lack thereof) for Extended Validation:

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Automatically issued OV certificates Feature Requests	10	2853	September 9, 2022
Green Address bar Issuance Tech	6	14801	August 20, 2015
Getting The Green Bar in Browsers - Whats Required (Updated: May 2017) Server	14	24603	October 24, 2017
Adding Ownership Information? Help	7	18393	September 25, 2016
Will lets encrypt ever offer other ssls Feature Requests	5	881	January 6, 2019

Namecheap Response to Let's Encrypt

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