Quick
ValidationSSL Certificates | Full
ValidationSSL Certificates | What
is SSL?
 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 real 128-bit SSL certificates
in ten minutes or less.
Quick ValidationSSL 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.
Full ValidationSSL 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.
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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