Know before you BUY.
Learn more about the different types of SSL and how they can help you.
Having SSL installed in your website helps create trust in your users and enables encryption on your sensitive datas. Not all SSL's are same, they are different types of SSL based on their validation factors. We have given a brief explaination on the different types to help you buy the right SSL.
- Standard SSL
- High Assurance SSL
- Wildcard SSL
- Extended Validation SSL
Standard SSL
Standard SSLs are domain validated certificates. Usually the certificate Authorities (CA) verifies whether the applicants name and contact information matches the whois information of the particular domain. These certificates are issued immediately at low cost. These are ideal for business owners who want instant ssl for encryption without paper work and less concerned about identity assurance.
Advantages
- Entry level certificate
- Low Cost
- Immediately Issued
- No Paper work required
The following Screenshots explain how to find the type of SSL installed in your webserver
High Assurance SSL
High Assurance certificates are organisation validated certificates. Certificate Authorities verifies whether the domain is valid and is an legitimate business. The domain holder must submit their papar work like copy of their company incorporation documents to get the SSL. Before issuing, The Applicants company documents, web and physical address are verified.The certificate shows the organisation's name increasing trust among its users. These are great choice for business that need to gain trust from their customers and are involved in handling sensitive informations about their customers.
Advantages
- High Assurance Certificate
- Full Business Authentication
- 256 Bit Encryption on Sensitive Information
- 4-5 Days Issuance time
- Site Seal for visual assurance
The following Screenshots shows the details in High Assurance SSL
Wildcard SSL
Secure multiple hostnames at low cost. Wildcard ssl are ideal solution for multiple subdomains with same base domain and hosted on the same server with same TLD. These provide high level of encryption to all your hostnames with just one certificate reducing your cost.
For Example, You need one wildcard to protect the following domains
www.domainname.com
sub.domainname.com
store.domainname.com
process.domainname.com
All these domains are protected. You can purchase one wildcard issues to *.domainname.com to protect all these sites hostes on a single machine.
Advantages
- High Assurance Certificate
- Full Business Authentication
- 256 Bit Encryption on Sensitive Information
- 4-5 Days Issuance time
- Site Seal for visual assurance
Extended Validation SSL (EV SSL)
EV SSL are possibly the most significant, advanced SSL Certification. EV SSL protects you website from phishing and scams and provide strong encryption on sensitive informations. EV SSL provide the highest visual assurance by adding a greenbar in the browsers address bar. Customers gain confidence with the greenbar, it is one of the easy way for online users to verify a websites identity and security. The process of EV are rigirous and The cerificate is issued only after through verification about the organisation. Extended SSL is a must have for online business website to protect their customers and increase their conversions. Ideal for organisations that highest level of website security.
The following Screenshot shows the EV SSL's green bar in the browser
Advantages
- Greenbar in the browser for highest visual authentication
- Full Business Authentication
- Highest level Encryption
- Protects against phishing scams
- Site Seal for visual assurance
