29.12.2010, 12:57
"Green" SSL certificates are often referred to as Extended Validation certificates. These are reasonably expensive ($1000 and up) but help the users verify *who* they are connecting to rather than just that they are connecting to an encrypted website.
Regular SSL certificates can be found for ~$10 upwards. Of course, you can also generate your own self-signed SSL certificates but you get a lovely browser warning since it's not signed by a trusted authority. If it's only you using this site you may as well get a self-signed one and trust the certificate. If it's something that's going to be used by others, get a regular SSL certificate.
Regular SSL certificates can be found for ~$10 upwards. Of course, you can also generate your own self-signed SSL certificates but you get a lovely browser warning since it's not signed by a trusted authority. If it's only you using this site you may as well get a self-signed one and trust the certificate. If it's something that's going to be used by others, get a regular SSL certificate.