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Any low cost of trusted SSL certificate

Dear Experts,

When I access my https site with my self-cert SSL, the browser will give  me red-cross and slash-mark on my browser address bar around https, why does it happen ? Whether do I have to or must  buy trusted SSL cert  instead of self-cert to disable the red cross-mark or slash-mark on https ?

For buying trusted SSL certificate, I have search all of it. there is really expensive or low-cost one ,for example some offer $600US/year and some offer $5US/year, why it is so much different in pricing if those company just use similar encrypt algorithm  ?

I also find some Ad about some large hosting company provide Turbo SSL cert through Domain Control validation to cut down the certificate cost. What is it about ?

Please advise

Duncan
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tsaico. thanks for your good post,

Do you agree self-sign cert can be used as a trusted cert if users/visiotrs are  willing to import and save the  my site self-sign cert into their browser trusted vendor  folder after  clicking  browser options setting that will get rid of  or delete the red-cross and red slash mark nearby https on address bar ?
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startssl mentioned the free SSL cert  only encrypt to login name and email address only
that might be explained why it is free
StartSSL™ Free supports:
Web server certificates (SSL/TLS)
Client and mail certificates (S/MIME)
128/256-bit encryption
US $ 10,000 insurance guaranteed
Valid 1 year (365 days)
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Thanks for all of your reply

Duncan