[Ldsoss] SSL Certificates

[Kevin Wise]

Does anybody know of an inexpensive (free would be good) alternative for 
SSL server certificates?  I know how to self-sign, but that requires my 
certificate authority certificate be installed as a trusted root CA in 
every browser that visits my site.  The process of installing a trusted 
root certificate isn't easy, and although I could probably create an 
installer for the certificate on Windows, I'm hesitant to do that until 
I've explored alternatives.  I'm hoping someone out there knows of a way 
to get a certificate signed by an authority that is already trusted by 
most browsers, without having to pay Verisign or Thawte several hundred 
dollars a year.  Some kind of non-profit exemption might do the trick, 
or perhaps someone who has set up free infrastructure to do the job.  
The solution to this particular problem need not be open source, so if 
anyone knows of a better source for this info, please let me know.

Kevin Wise