legal compliance and
the validation, website visitors and anyone else communicating with you, through various channels expects to see. Encrypted communication is one of the most frequently overlooked security requirements of any online presence. Whether your website collects personal information, log-in credentials or payments related data, having an SSL Certificate will give your website and business, the credibility and security it needs to stay compliant and turn site visitors into trusting clients.
The four mainstream SSL [ CA ] Certificate Authorities are : Sectigo™ , DigiCert™ DigiCert™ , Actalis™ and Entrust™. Having an SSL Certificate [ issued by any of the above Certification Authorities ] on your website will enhance your business legitimacy and reliability and make customers feel comfortable doing business with you online.
single | wildcard | san-ucc
single | wildcard | san-ucc
single | san-ucc
dv | ov | san-ucc
dv | ov | ev | wildcard
SSL Certificates are small data files that digitally encrypt the communication between two systems, preventing any 'unintended for' recipients from reading and modifying the information that is submitted. SSL [ Secure Sockets Layer ] and TLS [ Transport Layer Security ] are both cryptographic protocols that provide authentication and data encryption between servers, machines, and applications operating over a network.
SSL was the original protocol [ it is now deprecated ]. TLS is the most recent one. All encryption certificates issued by any reputable CA [ Certificate Authority ] are nowadays using the TLS protocol The SSL 'label' is still there as is the most recognizable TLA [ three letter acronym ] used in conjunction with these products and to avoid confusion. SSL Certificates can be issued under various encryption algorithms [ known as DES/3DES, AES and RSA ] and with various key strengths [ 128 to 4096 bit length ] The most used 'combination' is RSA 2048 bit length.
there are 3 types of ssl tls certificates
single | wildcard | san
single :
for one domain or one subdomain under one extension only.
i.e. : mybusiness.com or shop.mybusiness.com
wildcard :
for one domain and as many subdomains of the main domain under one extension only
i.e. : *.mybusiness.com shop.mybusiness.com tech.mybusiness.com chat.mybusiness.com etc.
san [ subject alternative name ]
one certificate for complex setups that comes in 3 variation :
[ a ] : basic sanfor any domain under any extension [ up to 250 of them ]
i.e. : mybusiness.com mybusiness.net ourbusiness.us anybusiness.ca etc.
[ b ] : wildcard san
for any domain under any extension and anything you want, one level bellow under the main domain[s] [ up to 250 of them ]
i.e. : *.mybusiness.com *.mybusiness.net *.ourbusiness.us *.anybusiness.ca
and
shop.mybusiness.com tech.mybusiness.net shop.ourbusiness.us tech.anybusiness.ca etc.
[ c ] : flex san
the two san types above in one. the limit for this and all other types of san certificates is 250 domains/subdomains
a domain name could be : 'mybusiness' 'ourbusiness' 'anybusiness' etc.
a sub domain name could be : 'shop.mybusiness' 'tech.ourbusiness' 'chat.anybusiness' etc.
an extension could be : 'com' 'net' 'us' 'ca' etc.
there are 3 levels of domain and/or organiztion validation
DV | OV | EV
DV : DOMAIN VALIDATION
Ownership of the domain has to be ascertained.
A request for confirmation would be sent to the e-mail address listed on your domain name WHOIS record as the registrant' contact e-mail address.
OV : ORGANIZATION VALIDATION
Basic proof of an entity existence has to be ascertained by the CA.
In addition to the step above [ domain validation ], the CA [ the entity who will issue the certificate ] will verify the existence of a record of your business on any available public databases. Those would be for example, the national business registration authority, any business listing directory, Dun & Bradstreet etc.
EV : EXTENDED VALIDATION
Extended proof of an entity existence has to be ascertained by the CA and submitted by YOU to the CA for review.
In addition to the steps above [ domain validation and organization validation ], YOU will also have to submit to the CA [ the entity who will issue your certificate ] a number of documents that will confirm your business existence such us the business certificate of registration, copy of tax returns, utility bills etc.
Note : The stages outlined above are not an exhaustive list of all the steps that may be required for your organization to get validated. Organizations are assessed on a case by case basis by the CA [ Certificate Authority ]. Sectigo™, Entrust™, DigiCert™ and so on are CAs.
SSL Certificates installation is a technicaly complex process, therefore, our Installation Service [ although optional, strongly recommended ] is FREE and here to ensure that your new certificate gets installed correctly across a wide variety of server types and platforms. Please note that this offer is available for a new purchase aswel as for certificate renewalls, as long as the certificates were provided/purchased by/from us..
