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| SSL Certificate, What Is It? |
SSL certificate is short for Secure Sockets Layer certificate. Protocol used to provide secure transmitting or communication of data between browsers and the server, server and server, on web servers for internet security and mail servers such as IMAP, POP3 and SMTP for mail collection / sending security. Calculation of transmission of data is based on 40bits, 128bits, and 256bits. |
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| Why Do I Need SSL? |
| There are many reasons why you like to handle data in a safe manner. |
- SSL Certificate can increase data transmission security from hackers and data snifflers.
- Letting users know the domain is certified and the domain used.
- Increasing confident for online buyer, therefore increase in sales.
- Help ecommerce websites to comply with increasing need or legal required legislations.
- Decreasing chances of hackers or data sniff softwares to collect data. And many more.
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| How To Choose SSL Certificate? |
| This depends on few facts which are explained in point form and can vary from supplier of SSL Certificate to another. |
- Server type being used for your site.
- SSL level of strength and encryption method or type.
- SSL Certificate Supplier for their level of reputation.
- Customer level of security expectance
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| Wildcard SSL Certificate |
Wildcard SSL Certificate allows website secure its domain as well as it sub-domains. (e.g. mydomain.com or buy.mydomain.com). Wildcard SSL Certificate overcomes issue of using sub-domains of the main domain. |
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| Extended Validation |
Extended Validation SSL Certificates "EV" is presented in the browser address bar via a Green Bar Address Bar. This may differ from browser to browser and how it is represented. |
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| Extended Validation Standards |
In 2006, a group of leading SSL Certificate Authorities (CAs) and browser vendors approved standard practises for certificate validation and display called the Extended Validation Standard. To issue an SSL Certificate that complies, a CA must adopt the extended certificate validation practice and pass a Webtrust audit. The validation process requires the CA to authenticate the certificate applicant's domain ownership and organisational identity, as well as the individual approver's employment with the applicant, and authority to obtain the Extended Validation SSL Certificate. |
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| Extended Validation Benefits |
- Customer Confident
- Secure Transactions
- Create competitiveness in world of e-commerce
- Defence against phishing scams
- More noticeable
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| SSL Certificate Issuance Insurance. |
SSL Certificate Issuance Insurance is provided with SSL Certificate or in some cases as an extra fee. It is Insurance for recovery of certificate in case of; |
- Server crashes
- Server Relocation
- Server Reinstallation and similar cases.
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SSL Certificate Issuance Insurance can vary between SSL Certificate Types, Most are for duration of SSL Certificate validation and for limited times. |
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| Eligible Products |
Price |
Insurance Validity |
| RapidSSL® |
$8.80 |
Until Expiry |
| RapidSSL® Wildcard |
$16.50 |
Until Expiry |
| QuickSSL® Basic |
Included |
Until Expiry |
| True BusinessID® + EV |
Included |
Until Expiry |
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| Using Issuance Insurance |
When purchasing SSL Certificate please makes sure it includes this feature or if you have applied and unsure of it being processed along with the SSL Certificate you can contact us. SSL Certificate Issuance Insurance service usage can be achieved by generating new CSR and Private Key. |
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| SSL Certificate Warranty |
| It is recommended to purchase SSL Certificates that do provide Warranty. Reputable SSL Certificate providers do provide this and feature. More information can be obtained if requested via our support ticketing system. This also helps and adds value to the products and their stability of SSL Certificate providers and making it easier for SSL Certificate selection. |
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| The warranty has not been collected on any SSL Certificate, and it is highly unlikely that an SSL Certificate is able to be mis-issued by reputable SSL Certificate providers using proven validation and issuance methods. |
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| Please contact us if you need further information in regards to SSL Certificate Warranty. |
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| Single Root SSL Certificate |
| There are two main SSL Certificate Types, one Chained Root and other Chained Certificates. Certificates providing Trusted Root CA Certificate are considered Chained Certificates and ones do not use their own are considered Chained Root. |
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| Multiple SSL Certificates |
| There are no limits on purchasing multiple SSL Certificates. |
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| SSL Certificate Issue Time Turnaround |
| Different turnaround times could relate to different products or certificates. Some happens via email very much instantaneously or some could take linger due to documentation requirements. |
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| SSL Signs |
| SSL Certified websites carry a sign that will identify them as SSL sites. Signs vary from browser to browser and certificate type to another. Example of the sign could be a lock image in browser address bar or in case of Extended Validation EV explorer address Bar is shows a Green Strips. These sign will provide further information when clicked on. |
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| SSL Certificate Validation Procedure? |
| This varies between SSL Certificate providers and the type of certificate purchased. Some might be validated via email of the same domain name, some require a CSR “Certificate Signing Request” which has to be generated by the web developer or hosting provider. Depending on SSL Certificate type some validation could take up to 7 days or more for further investigation of the organisation or types of assuring ownership of domain and organisation entity. |
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| Browser Compatibility? |
| Most of our SSL Certificates are 99.9% Browser Compatible. If there are any concerns about any compatibility issue please email support and we will investigate this for you. IE 5.01+, Netscape 4.7+, Mozilla 1+, AOL 5+, Firefox, Safari and many newer Windows and Macintosh based browsers. |
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| SSL Certificate Installation. |
| This is the responsibility of the buyer or the site webmaster to carry out installation of the SSL Certificate. Installation may vary server to server and OS types. |
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| Installation Procedures |
| For SSL Certificate installation please refer to Specific SSL Certificate Types as below. |
| GeoTrust® RapidSSL® VeriSign® Thawte® |
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| Site Seal |
| Most SSL Certificate Seals are provided in email. For RapidSSL Product please use image below. |
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1) Right click and copy image |
| 2) Save in right folder for web site |
| 3) Place image on right SSL Certified pages |
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| Certificate Signing Request "CSR" |
| Certificate Signing Request or "CSR" is generated from within you Control Panel of your website host.. This could vary from host to host or server type to another. |
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| Accepted CSR Country Codes |
| Accepted SSL Certificate Countries are as listed below. |
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AFGHANISTAN - AF
ALBANIA - AL
ALGERIA - DZ
AMERICAN SAMOA - AS
ANDORRA - AD
ANGOLA - AO
ANGUILLA - AI
ANTARCTICA - AQ
ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA - AG
ARGENTINA - AR
ARMENIA - AM
ARUBA - AW
AUSTRALIA - AU
AUSTRIA - AT
AZERBAIJAN - AZ
BAHAMAS - BS
BAHRAIN - BH
BANGLADESH - BD
BARBADOS - BB
BELARUS - BY
BELGIUM - BE
BELIZE - BZ
BENIN - BJ
BERMUDA - BM
BHUTAN - BT
BOLIVIA - BO
BOSNIA HERCEGOVINA - BA
BOTSWANA - BW
BOUVET ISLAND - BV
BRAZIL - BR
BRITISH IND. OCEAN TERRITORY - IO
BRUNEI DARUSSALAM - BN
BULGARIA - BG
BURKINA FASO - BF
BURUNDI - BI
BYELORUSSIAN SSR - BY
CAMBODIA - KH
CAMEROON - CM
CANADA - CA
CAPE VERDE - CV
CAYMAN ISLANDS - KY
CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC - CF
CHAD - TD
CHILE - CL
CHINA - CN
CHRISTMAS ISLAND - CX
COCOS (KEELING) ISLANDS - CC
COLOMBIA - CO
COMOROS - KM
CONGO - CG
COOK ISLANDS - CK
COSTA RICA - CR
COTE D'IVOIRE - CI
CROATIA - HR
CUBA - CU
CYPRUS - CY
CZECH REPUBLIC - CZ
CZECHOSLOVAKIA - CS
DENMARK - DK
DJIBOUTI - DJ
DOMINICA - DM
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC - DO
EAST TIMOR - TP
ECUADOR - EC
EGYPT - EG
EL SALVADOR - SV
ENGLAND - GB
EQUATORIAL GUINEA - GQ
ESTONIA - EE
ETHIOPIA - ET
FALKLAND ISLANDS - FK
FALKLAND ISLANDS (MALVINAS) - FK
FAROE ISLANDS - FO
FIJI - FJ
FINLAND - FI
FRANCE - FR
FRENCH GUIANA - GF
FRENCH POLYNESIA - PF
FRENCH SOUTHERN TERRITORIES - TF
GABON - GA
GAMBIA - GM
GEORGIA - GE
GERMANY - DE
GHANA - GH
GIBRALTAR - GI
GREAT BRITAIN - GB
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ERITREA - ER
GREECE - GR
GREENLAND - GL
GRENADA - GD
GUADELOUPE - GP
GUAM - GU
GUATEMALA - GT
GUINEA - GN
GUINEA-BISSAU - GW
GUYANA - GY
HAITI - HT
HEARD AND MC DONALD ISLANDS - HM
HONDURAS - HN
HONG KONG - HK
HUNGARY - HU
ICELAND - IS
INDIA - IN
INDONESIA - ID
IRAN - IR
IRAQ - IQ
IRELAND - IE
ISRAEL - IL
ITALY - IT
JAMAICA - JM
JAPAN - JP
JORDAN - JO
KAZAKHSTAN - KZ
KENYA - KE
KIRIBATI - KI
KOREA - KR
KOREA, DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF - KP
KUWAIT - KW
KYRGYZSTAN - KG
LAO PEOPLE'S DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC - LA
LATVIA - LV
LEBANON - LB
LESOTHO - LS
LIBERIA - LR
LIBYAN ARAB JAMAHIRIYA - LY
LIECHTENSTEIN - LI
LITHUANIA - LT
LUXEMBOURG - LU
MACAU - MO
MACEDONIA - MK
MADAGASCAR - MG
MALAWI - MW
MALAYSIA - MY
MALDIVES - MV
MALI - ML
MALTA - MT
MARSHALL ISLANDS - MH
MARTINIQUE - MQ
MAURITANIA - MR
MAURITIUS - MU
MEXICO - MX
MICRONESIA - FM
MOLDOVA, REPUBLIC OF - MD
MONACO - MC
MONGOLIA - MN
MONTSERRAT - MS
MOROCCO - MA
MOZAMBIQUE - MZ
MYANMAR - MM
NAMIBIA - NA
NAURU - NR
NEPAL - NP
JERSEY - JE
NETHERLANDS ANTILLES - AN
NEUTRAL ZONE - NT
NEW CALEDONIA - NC
NEW ZEALAND - NZ
NICARAGUA - NI
NIGER - NE
NIGERIA - NG
NIUE - NU
NORFOLK ISLAND - NF
NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS - MP
NORWAY - NO
OMAN - OM
PAKISTAN - PK
PALAU - PW
PANAMA - PA
PAPUA NEW GUINEA - PG
PARAGUAY - PY
PERU - PE
PHILIPPINES - PH
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PITCAIRN - PN
POLAND - PL
PORTUGAL - PT
GUERNSEY - GG
ISLE OF MAN - IM
MAYOTTE - YT
PUERTO RICO - PR
QATAR - QA
REUNION - RE
ROMANIA - RO
RUSSIAN FEDERATION - RU
RWANDA - RW
SAINT KITTS AND NEVIS - KN
SAINT LUCIA - LC
SAINT VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES - VC
SAMOA - WS
SAN MARINO - SM
SAO TOME AND PRINCIPE - ST
SAUDI ARABIA - SA
SENEGAL - SN
SEYCHELLES - SC
SIERRA LEONE - SL
SINGAPORE - SG
SLOVAKIA - SK
SLOVENIA - SI
SOLOMON ISLANDS - SB
SOMALIA - SO
SOUTH AFRICA - ZA
SPAIN - ES
SRI LANKA - LK
ST. HELENA - SH
ST. PIERRE AND MIQUELON - PM
SUDAN - SD
SURINAME - SR
SVALBARD AND JAN MAYEN ISL. - SJ
SWAZILAND - SZ
SWEDEN - SE
SWITZERLAND - CH
SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC - SY
TAIWAN - TW
THE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO - CD
TAJIKISTA - TJ
TANZANIA, UNITED REPUBLIC OF - TZ
THAILAND - TH
TOGO - TG
TOKELAU - TK
TONGA - TO
TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO - TT
TUNISIA - TN
TURKEY - TR
TURKMENISTAN - TM
TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS - TC
TUVALU - TV
UGANDA - UG
UKRAINE - UA
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - AE
UNITED KINGDOM - GB
UNITED STATES - US
UNITED STATES MINOR OUTLYING ISLANDS - UM
URUGUAY - UY
USSR - SU
UZBEKISTAN - UZ
VANUATU - VU
VENEZUELA - VE
VIET NAM - VN
VIRGIN ISLANDS (BRITISH) - VG
VIRGIN ISLANDS (U.S.) - VI
WALLIS AND FUTUNA ISLANDS - WF
WESTERN SAHARA - EH
YEMEN, REPUBLIC OF - YE
YUGOSLAVIA - YU
ZAIRE - ZR
ZAMBIA - ZM
ZIMBABWE - ZW
THE NETHERLANDS - NL
SOUTH GEORGIA AND
THE SOUTH SANDWICH ISLANDS - GS
VATICAN CITY STATE - VA
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| Notes: |
| Above information are collective of information provided or researched. In case if there are any errors or faults information, please contact support, indicating issue and error with correct reference, for it to be corrected. This is highly appreciated. |
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