SSL CERTIFICATES - OVERVIEW
Are You Ahead of the Curve?
Online shoppers demand security for their transactions. The Secure
Socket Layer (or SSL) protocol has become the universal language for
encrypting information. An SSL certificate is the gold standard in
online security and consumer peace of mind. Get up to 256-bit SSL
certificates in ten minutes or less.
Quick Validation SSL Certificates
Quick Validation SSL certificates ensure that information is encrypted
between parties. The owner of the certificate is verified via an email
to a contact listed in the domain's WHOIS information. This helps
ensure that the certificate is valid. A Quick Validation certificate
ensures that your data is transferred with the secure encryption
technology.
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Full Validation SSL Certificates
Full
Validation SSL certificates also encrypt data sent between two parties
with the same encryption technology. In addition to verifying an email
to the WHOIS contacts, Full Validation certificates verify that the
certificate owner is a legal entity. Verifiable legal entities can be
either a business or an individual. Full validation certificates
therefore help ensure that data is securely sent over the Internet to a
trusted entity.
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What is SSL?
The
Secure Socket Layer (SSL) protocol has become the universal standard on
the Web for authenticating sites and for encrypting communications
between users and Web servers. Because SSL is built into all major
browsers and Web servers, simply installing a digital certificate or
Server ID enables SSL capabilities.
SSL server authentication
allows users to confirm a Web server's identity. SSL-enabled client
software, such as a Web browser, can automatically check that a
server's certificate and public ID are valid and have been issued by a
certificate authority (CA) ( such as VeriSign ) listed in the client
software's list of trusted CAs. SSL server authentication is vital for
secure e-commerce transactions.
An encrypted SSL connection
requires all information sent between a client and a server to be
encrypted by the sending software and decrypted by the receiving
software, protecting private information from interception over the
Internet. In addition, all data sent over an encrypted SSL connection
is protected with a mechanism for detecting tampering that is, for
automatically determining whether the data has been altered in transit.
This means that users can confidently send private data, such as credit
card numbers, to a website, trusting that SSL keeps it private and
confidential.
How Server IDs Work:
A customer contacts your site and accesses a secured URL: a page secured by a Server ID (indicated by a URL that begins with https: instead of just http: or by a message from the browser).
Your server responds, automatically sending the customer your site's digital certificate, which authenticates your site.
Your customer's Web browser generates a unique session key (like a code) to encrypt all communications with the site.
The
user's browser encrypts the session key with your site's public key so
only your site can read the session key. Depending on the browser, the
user may see a key icon becoming whole or a padlock closing, indicating
that the session is secure.
A secure session is now
established--all communications will be encrypted and can only be
decrypted by the two parties in the session. It all takes only seconds
and requires no action by the user.
Key Benefits
- Unlimited business-to-business and business-to-customer expansion
- Enhanced consumer confidence
- Low total cost of ownership
- Cost-effective online delivery
- Faster time to revenue
- Faster setup
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