Category : Choosing an SSL

Domain validation: Domain validated certificates include your domain name in the certificate (not your business or organization name). These certificates are cheaper and usually issued in minutes as the Certificate authority validates your domain by looking at the WHOIS information for your domain. However, these certificates provide less assurance to customers. Full business validation: In ..

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If your website contains logins or web forms collecting personal information from customers or gets credit card information from customers, then you need to use an SSL certificate on your site. If you do not secure your site with an SSL, there is a sure chance that the data can be exposed to a third ..

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No. A single SSL certificate covers every page within your domain. If your SSL certificate is issued for www.mydomain.com, then your SSL certificate will work for https://www.mydomain.com/index.html; https://www.mydomain.com/support/about_us.html and so on. However, if you want to secure subdomains (e.g. something.mydomain.com, jobs.mydomain.com), then you may need to purchase a wildcard certificat..

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These days, more and more people shop and do business online. As we send sensitive data over the internet – such as credit card credentials and personal information – the need for a higher level of online security is growing. As an online business or an e-commerce site owner, you know how important it is ..

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A multi-domain certificate is designed to secure many domain and/or subdomain names. These certificates are mostly used to secure the services of Microsoft Exchange Server (versions 2003, 2007, 2010, 2013), Office Communications Server 2007 or Mobile Device Manager. These certificates can secure the combination of completely unique domains and subdomains with different TLDs (Top Level ..

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The difference in coverage of www and non-www hostnames is determined by the technical features of a particular SSL. Single-domain and Wildcard certificates we provide support coverage of both www and non-www domains. Multi-Domain Certificates consider www.example.com and example.com to be two different domains. The tables below represent www and non-www support for all SSL ..

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A Wildcard SSL certificate is used to secure unlimited sub-domains within the same level that share a common base domain. For example: A Wildcard certificate issued to *.mydomain.com can be used to secure the following domains: login.mydomain.com secure.mydomain.com support.mydomain.com www.mydomain.com etc. Along with multiple subdomains, a Wildcard SSL will also secure the bare domain mydomain.com. ..

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Organization Validation (OV) SSL certificates ensure the domain name ownership and the company registration. However, all major online businesses prefer Extended Validation (EV) certificates to OV. If you’re trying to choose between the two products, it might be helpful to understand this trend. There are several key reasons why people decide to use EV SSL ..

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Certificate assurance is the level of user trust. It always depends on the certificate validation type and information about the applicant and the company that will be provided to the Certificate Authority, Comodo (now Sectigo). The more certificate is engaged in the company verification process, the higher the certificate assurance is. All SSL certificates are ..

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