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VALIDATION LEVEL

Extensive Business Authentication and
Domain Validation

NOTIFICATION LEVEL

Green Address Bar + Business Name,
Address and Domain Name Shown on Certificate

EXTENDED VALIDATION

Yes

GREEN ADDRESS BAR

Yes

DOMAINS SECURED

Single domain Name (FQDN)

Single domain Name (FQDN)
Both domain.com and www.domain.com

Single domain Name (FQDN)

Single domain Name (FQDN)
Both domain.com and www.domain.com

ENCRYPTION STRENGTH

upto 256-bit

BROWSER COMPATIBILITY

99%
+ Mobile Device Compatibility

99%

99%
+ Mobile Device Compatibility

FREE RE-ISSUANCE

30 Days

Free Reissues during validity period

DAILY MALWARE SCAN

Yes
Verisign Malware Scan

No

Vulnerability Scan

Yes
Weekly Automatic Scan

No

MAXIMUM TERM

2 years

Speed of Issuance

4 - 5 Business Days

1 - 10 Business Days

WARRANTY LEVEL

$1,500,000
NetSure® Protection

$250,000

$750,000

$500,000

SERVER LICENSE

Single Server

Unlimited Server

Single Server

Unlimited Server

SITE SEAL

	True Business ID Wildcard 19999/yr	Wildcard SSL 22999/yr	Wildcard SSL 9999/yr	Wildcard SSL 6899/yr
VALIDATION LEVEL	Full Business Authentication and Domain Validation	Full Business Authentication and Domain Validation	Domain Validated	Domain Validated
NOTIFICATION LEVEL	Business Name, Address and Domain Name Shown on Certificate	Business Name, Address and Domain Name Shown on Certificate	Only Domain Name Shown on Certificate	Only Domain Name Shown on Certificate
DOMAINS SECURED	Both *.domain.com and domain.com	*.domain.com	*.domain.com	*.domain.com
SUB-DOMAINS SECURED	Yes Unlimited Subdomains	Yes Unlimited Subdomains	Yes Unlimited Subdomains	Yes Unlimited Subdomains
ENCRYPTION STRENGTH	upto 256-bit	upto 256-bit	upto 256-bit	upto 256-bit
BROWSER COMPATIBILITY	99% + Mobile Device Compatibility	99%	99%	99%
FREE RE-ISSUANCE	Free Reissues during validity period	Free Reissues during validity period	Free Reissues during validity period	Within 7 days
MAXIMUM TERM	1 to 5 years	1 to 2 years	1 to 5 years	1 to 5 years
Speed of Issuance	1 - 2 Business Days	2 - 3 Business Days	2 - 3 Business Days	Immediate
WARRANTY LEVEL	$125,000	$125,000	$125,000	$5,000
SERVER LICENSE	Unlimited Server	Single Server	Single Server	Unlimited Server
SITE SEAL

	Quick SSL Premium 3499/yr	SSL 123 1649/yr	Essential SSL 1999/yr	Rapid SSL 1400/yr
VALIDATION LEVEL	Domain Validated	Domain Validated	Domain Validated	Domain Validated
NOTIFICATION LEVEL	Only Domain Name Shown on Certificate	Only Domain Name Shown on Certificate	Only Domain Name Shown on Certificate	Only Domain Name Shown on Certificate
DOMAINS SECURED	Single domain Name (FQDN) Both domain.com and www.domain.com	Single domain Name (FQDN)	Single domain Name (FQDN) Both domain.com and www.domain.com	Single domain Name (FQDN) Both domain.com and www.domain.com
ENCRYPTION STRENGTH	upto 256-bit	upto 256-bit	upto 256-bit	upto 256-bit
BROWSER COMPATIBILITY	99% + Mobile Device Compatibility	99%	99%	99%
FREE RE-ISSUANCE	Free Reissues during validity period	Free Reissues during validity period	Free Reissues during validity period	Within 7 days
MAXIMUM TERM	1 to 6 years	1 to 5 years	1 to 5 years	1 to 5 years
Speed of Issuance	In Minutes	1 Busines Day or Less	Immediate	Immediate
WARRANTY LEVEL	$100,000	$100,000	$10,000	$10,000
SERVER LICENSE	Single Server	Single Server	Unlimited Server	Single Server
SITE SEAL

	Secure Site 16699/yr	True Business ID 4499/yr	SSL Webserver 4699/yr	Instant SSL Pro 3499/yr
VALIDATION LEVEL	Full Business Authentication and Domain Validation	Full Business Authentication and Domain Validation	Full Business Authentication and Domain Validation	Full Business Authentication and Domain Validation
NOTIFICATION LEVEL	Business Name, Address and Domain Name Shown on Certificate	Business Name, Address and Domain Name Shown on Certificate	Business Name, Address and Domain Name Shown on Certificate	Business Name, Address and Domain Name Shown on Certificate
DOMAINS SECURED	Single domain Name (FQDN)	Single domain Name (FQDN) Both domain.com and www.domain.com	Single domain Name (FQDN)	Single domain Name (FQDN)
ENCRYPTION STRENGTH	upto 256-bit	upto 256-bit	upto 256-bit	upto 256-bit
BROWSER COMPATIBILITY	99% + Mobile Device Compatibility	99% + Mobile Device Compatibility	99% + Mobile Device Compatibility	99% + Mobile Device Compatibility
FREE RE-ISSUANCE	30 Days	Free Reissues during validity period	Free Reissues during validity period	Free Reissues during validity period
DAILY MALWARE SCAN	Yes Verisign Malware Scan	No	No	No
MAXIMUM TERM	1 to 3 years	1 to 5 years	1 to 5 years	1 to 5 years
Speed of Issuance	4 - 5 Business Days	1 - 2 Business Days	1 - 2 Business Days	1 - 2 Business Days
WARRANTY LEVEL	$1,000,000 NetSure® Protection	$250,000	$250,000	$100,000
SERVER LICENSE	Single Server	Unlimited Server	Single Server	Unlimited Server
SITE SEAL

	Secure Site with EV 39999/yr	EV SSL 9999/yr	SSL Webserver (EV) 28999/yr	True Business ID (EV) 11999/yr
VALIDATION LEVEL	Extensive Business Authentication and Domain Validation	Extensive Business Authentication and Domain Validation	Extensive Business Authentication and Domain Validation	Extensive Business Authentication and Domain Validation
NOTIFICATION LEVEL	Green Address Bar + Business Name, Address and Domain Name Shown on Certificate	Green Address Bar + Business Name, Address and Domain Name Shown on Certificate	Green Address Bar + Business Name, Address and Domain Name Shown on Certificate	Green Address Bar + Business Name, Address and Domain Name Shown on Certificate
EXTENDED VALIDATION	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
GREEN ADDRESS BAR	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
DOMAINS SECURED	Single domain Name (FQDN)	Single domain Name (FQDN) Both domain.com and www.domain.com	Single domain Name (FQDN)	Single domain Name (FQDN) Both domain.com and www.domain.com
ENCRYPTION STRENGTH	upto 256-bit	upto 256-bit	upto 256-bit	upto 256-bit
BROWSER COMPATIBILITY	99% + Mobile Device Compatibility	99%	99% + Mobile Device Compatibility	99% + Mobile Device Compatibility
FREE RE-ISSUANCE	30 Days	Free Reissues during validity period	Free Reissues during validity period	Free Reissues during validity period
DAILY MALWARE SCAN	Yes Verisign Malware Scan	No	No	No
Vulnerability Scan	Yes Weekly Automatic Scan	No	No	No
MAXIMUM TERM	2 years	2 years	2 years	2 years
Speed of Issuance	4 - 5 Business Days	4 - 5 Business Days	1 - 10 Business Days	1 - 10 Business Days
WARRANTY LEVEL	$1,500,000 NetSure® Protection	$250,000	$750,000	$500,000
SERVER LICENSE	Single Server	Unlimited Server	Single Server	Unlimited Server
SITE SEAL

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