[novaleaf]

i almost went down this route, then realized I could avoid all this R&D and just pay $40 for a wildcard cert.

[pytrin]

$40? I paid over $90 for mine. Can I ask where you got it from?

[mfkp]

https://www.ssl2buy.com/alphassl-wildcard.php

Here's where I got mine, works great.

[pytrin]

Nice! Bookmarked for next renewal. Thanks!

[nly]

StartSSL do wildcards for $30/yr (minimum 2 years).

[meshr]

And here you can pay by bitcoins https://hostigation.com/?page=SSL

[novaleaf]

as mfkp said, that's where I got mine too.

Important though, for compatability with firefox and some other browsers, you'll need to copy the intermediate cert to the end of the cert file. it works fine with 2 certs in the file, just put the intermediate at the end.