SSL Digital Certificates
SSL Digital Certificates are available from multiple sources, and at a range of prices. The table below shows published prices as of May 1, 2005 on other authorities' websites:
| Features |
Verisign |
Thawte |
GeoTrust |
DigiCert |
| 40 bit SSL Certificate* |
$349 |
$149 to $199 |
- |
$144 |
| 128 bit SSL Certificate |
$895 |
$149 to $199 |
$169 to $249 |
$144 |
| WildCard Certificate (+ = extra cost per additional server) |
na |
na |
$899 to $1499 (+$899 to $1499) |
$449 (includes Unlimited Server License Free!) |
| FREE Web-PKI Manager |
no |
no |
no |
YES |
| FREE Secure Site Seal (with Certificate purchase) |
yes |
yes |
yes |
YES |
| Warranty |
yes |
yes |
yes |
YES |
| Documented Validation |
yes |
yes (on $199 product) |
yes (on $249 product) |
YES |
* DigiCert and Thawte sell scalable 256 Bit Certificates, which means they will work for users who can only support up to 40 bits of encryption.
As you can see, DigiCert offers the best value in a 256 Bit Strong SSL Certificate.
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For more help with your SSL Certificate Installation, Contact our Support Team at 1-800-635-8951, 24 Hours a Day, 6 Days a Week.
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Site Seal SSL Certificates
Would you like Instant Credibility when a Consumer Enters Your Website? You can. A Secure Site Seal from DigiCert™ establishes your business as a legitimate, registered, and safe place to do business online. Our secure server SSL Site Seal allows customers to check your identity, and Confirm Your Integrity.
DigiCert™ Secure Site Seals Prove that Your Company has been Verified by a Trustworthy third party Registration Authority.
The Web is changing the way the world does business. With this paradigm shift comes a new kind of uncertainty for online consumers. Your potential customers are concerned how secure your e-commerce transactions really are over an inherently insecure medium (the Internet). E-Businesses have learned the hard way that you cannot succeed online without Strong Security Validation and Authentication.
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Wildcard SSL Certificates
Wildcard SSL Solutions for the Web Professional
DigiCert SSL certification uses the exact same web standard as the more expensive certificates like Thawte and Verisign - but at a Fraction of the Cost. They offer 128 Bit protection; so do we. So why would you pay more? Additionally, our digital certificates are compliant with over 99% of all web browsers, unlike some companies' certificates that are much less compatible.
FREE PKI Manager
Free with your Wildcard SSL purchase is access to the DigiCert Web-PKI, our web-based SSL PKI (Public Key Infrastructure) solution. Ordering new SSL server certificates is easy, as well as more affordable.
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SSL Certificates for Intranet Security
Affordable 128 Bit Digital Certificates bring Privacy & Security to your Intranet.
SSL Certificates on your Intranet serve the same purpose as Internet SSL - they secure communication between a server and a browser. Does your company use browser-based or SSL-enabled applications (like PeopleSoft, Microsoft Access, or SAP) to access information on a server? Do you have payroll applications, customer relation management software, or other programs that have information that should be secured within your company? Unless your intranet is secured with 128 Bit Encryption, browsers and other applications cannot take advantage of secure sessions.
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SSL Certificate Installation Instructions:
How to install your SSL Digital Certificate
SSL Certificates will be available for download when validation and processing are complete. (The ssl certificate itself is a text file; it is encrypted data that your web server will be able to understand when installed as a digital certificate.)
Before you begin the installation, make a back-up of your certificate that you can keep in a safe place. This makes re-securing your server much easier if your server crashes.
In addition to your SSL certificate will be two more certificates to download. These are known as intermediate certificates, and are required so that browsers can know to trust your SSL certificate. Registered Authorities like DigiCert must provide a known root certificate before their SSL certificate will be trusted by SSL-enabled applications.
Installation is straightforward, but varies for different web server applications. Specific instructions for the most common web servers are found on the Digicert support web site by clicking here